Apps tagged with 'Text Editors'

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  1. Notepad++ icon
     5057 likes

    Free open-source code editor and Notepad replacement supporting multiple languages, featuring high speed, low resource usage, privacy focus, and plugin extensibility.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2008

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU
    Notepad++ screenshot 1
    Notepad++ screenshot 1
    Notepad++ screenshot 2
    +10
    TextFX plugin menu
    283 alternatives
    4.0
    Very Good98 ratings
  2. Obsidian icon
     1279 likes

    Obsidian is a note-taking app that lets you create a personal knowledge graph with ease. It is designed for non-linear thinking and allows you to easily link your notes together wiki-style.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2020

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Snapcraft
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Safari
    • AppImage
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • CA flagCanada
    Obsidian screenshot 1
    Obsidian screenshot 1
    Obsidian screenshot 2
    +6
    Obsidian screenshot 3
    411 alternatives
    4.6
    Excellent124 ratings
  3. Sublime Text icon
     2086 likes

    Sophisticated text editor for code with sleek interface, multi-select tabs, side-by-side definitions, and swift variable renaming using multiple selections.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • AU flagAustralia
    Sublime Text screenshot 1
    Sublime Text screenshot 1
    Sublime Text screenshot 2
    +2
    Sublime Text screenshot 3
    225 alternatives
    4.0
    Very Good64 ratings
  4. Vim icon
     1380 likes

    Advanced text editor with multiple modes, syntax highlighting, word completion, plugin support, built-in help, command-line tools, cross-platform and open source.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
    • AmigaOS
    • OpenSolaris
    • MorphOS
    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU
    Vim screenshot 1
    GVim with netrw+airlines+ctrlspace+xkb-switch+monokai theme+Source Pro font
    Plugin Gitgutter shows added lines as '+' and altere as '~'.
    241 alternatives
    4.6
    Excellent20 ratings
  5. Zettlr icon
     273 likes

    Comprehensive writing tool for notes, citations, and drafting with privacy-first features and multi-language support, perfect for diverse writing tasks.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    Zettlr Main Window (dark mode)
    Zettlr Main Window (light mode)
    The Berlin Theme (dark mode)
    +5
    The Berlin Theme (light mode)
    284 alternatives
    4.2
    Very Good26 ratings
  6. Kate icon
     338 likes

    The Kate project develops two main products: KatePart, the advanced editor component which is used in numerous KDE applications requiring a text editing component, and Kate, a MDI text editor application.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    Kate screenshot 1
    Kate screenshot 1
    Kate with an ATOM color scheme using some RegEx to find and replace.
    171 alternatives
    4.5
    Excellent11 ratings
  7. PrivacyNotes icon
    Official Partner
     57 likes

    PrivacyNotes is one private place for everything you would never post: rich notes with tables, callouts and note-links, to-do lists and tasks, a daily journal with mood and wellness tracking, encrypted file storage, and a built-in password vault that also shows your 2FA codes.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Obtainium
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • US flagUnited States
    Rich text and Markdown notes with images, tags and folders. Every note is encrypted on your device.
    A dated journal entry a day, with mood, sleep, energy, steps and more, each a tap away.
    Write your day, add photos, and track how it felt. Your journal is encrypted on your device.
    +21
    Events, journal entries, task lists and birthdays on one calendar. A trip runs as one bar across its days.
    77 alternatives
    4.8
    Excellent9 ratings
  8. Neovim icon
     209 likes

    Refactored version of Vim with enhanced extensibility and modern plugin architecture.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chocolatey
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    Neovim screenshot 1
    Neovim screenshot 1
    128 alternatives
  9. Typora icon
     334 likes

    A cross-platform Markdown editor providing real-time preview, Focus & Typewriter modes, and support for multiple export formats.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron
    • Visual Studio Code
    • CN flagChina
    Typora screenshot 1
    Typora screenshot 1
    Typora screenshot 2
    +4
    Typora screenshot 3
    237 alternatives
    4.5
    Excellent36 ratings
  10. gedit icon
     702 likes

    Extensible text editor with UTF-8 support, syntax highlighting for many languages, remote file editing, customizable interface, and plugin integration.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • OpenSolaris
    • US flagUnited States
    The Default look under GNOME with Adwaita
    gedit screenshot 1
    gedit screenshot 2
    +2
    gedit screenshot 3
    218 alternatives
  11. GNU Emacs icon
     392 likes

    GNU Emacs is an extensible, customizable text editor—and more. At its core is an interpreter for Emacs Lisp, a dialect of the Lisp programming language with extensions to support text editing. The features of GNU Emacs include:

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Debian
    • MacPorts
    • Homebrew
    • US flagUnited States
    The GNU Emacs Manual calls Emacs the extensible, customizable, self-documenting real-time display editor
    Beyond just being able to edit plain text files, Emacs includes special features to help you write in many different human languages and programming/markup languages
    GNU Emacs screenshot 2
    +6
    GNU Emacs screenshot 3
    215 alternatives
    4.1
    Very Good12 ratings
  12. GNU nano icon
     299 likes

    GNU nano is a small and friendly text editor. Besides basic text editing, nano offers many extra features like an interactive search and replace, go to line and column number, auto-indentation, feature toggles, internationalization support, and filename tab completion.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    GNU nano screenshot 1
    GNU nano screenshot 1
    Color syntax
    +1
    GNU nano screenshot 3
    171 alternatives
    4.3
    Very Good9 ratings
  13. Gram icon
     18 likes

    Gram is a powerful and modern source code editor. It features solid performance and is highly configurable, yet comes with batteries included out of the box. Gram supports many popular programming languages and file formats, and can use Zed extensions to support additional...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Gentoo
    • Homebrew
    • Windows
    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU
    Gram screenshot 1
    70 alternatives
  14. Micro icon
     91 likes

    Micro is a terminal-based text editor that aims to be easy to use and intuitive, while also taking advantage of the full capabilities of modern terminals.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
    • US flagUnited States
    Micro screenshot 1
    Micro screenshot 1
    Micro screenshot 2
    +2
    Micro screenshot 3
    60 alternatives
    4.4
    Very Good9 ratings
  15. ghostwriter icon
     117 likes

    ghostwriter is a feature-rich text editor using Markdown syntax which makes it suitable for note-taking, document redaction, simple HTML website creation and much more.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    ghostwriter screenshot 1
    ghostwriter screenshot 1
    ghostwriter screenshot 2
    +1
    ghostwriter screenshot 3
    169 alternatives
    4.4
    Very Good10 ratings
  16. Edit icon
     21 likes

    Edit is a new command-line text editor in Windows. Edit is open source, so you can build the code or install the latest version from GitHub.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • US flagUnited States
    Edit screenshot 1
    81 alternatives
  17. Brackets icon
     430 likes

    Brackets is an open-source editor for web design and development built on top of web technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    • US flagUnited States
    Brackets screenshot 1
    Quick edit
    92 alternatives
  18. Clean, native Markdown editor for Mac with syntax highlighting, instant preview, Mermaid diagrams, KaTeX, PDF export, side-by-side editing, and open source.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • US flagUnited States
    Clearly Markdown screenshot 1
    93 alternatives
  19. Lite XL icon
     60 likes

    Lite XL is a lightweight text editor written mostly in Lua — it aims to provide something practical, pretty, small and fast, implemented as simply as possible; easy to modify and extend, or to use without doing either.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Lite XL screenshot 1
    Lite XL screenshot 1
    78 alternatives
    4.6
    Excellent9 ratings
  20. ImHex icon
     39 likes

    ImHex is a free, featureful Hex Editor with many tools often only found in paid products. It includes a custom built scripting language for highlighting and decoding binary data, a disassembler, extensive file analysis tools and much much more

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    ImHex screenshot 1
    ImHex screenshot 1
    ImHex screenshot 2
    30 alternatives
  21. MarkText icon
     122 likes

    Markdown editor for Mac, Windows, and Linux with real-time preview and distraction-free interface. Open source, free on GitHub, supports various Markdown specs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • SG flagSingapore
    GitHub Flavored Markdown
    Auto-Completion
    Code Fence
    +4
    Source Code Mode
    155 alternatives
    4.4
    Very Good19 ratings