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  1. Hurmet icon
     16 likes

    Hurmet is a web-based rich text editor endowed with live calculations. With it, you can create documents that do calculations and preserve an easy-to-read record of your work.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  2. Windows Notepad icon
     181 likes

    Fast, lightweight editor bundled with Windows since 1985. Supports plain text, UTF-8, Linux newline, over 100 languages, with improved features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    +2
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    143 alternatives
  3. Ferrite icon
     8 likes

    Fast, native editor with Markdown live preview, syntax highlighting, Mermaid diagram rendering, multiple view modes, CSV/TSV viewer, Git, and workspace support.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    53 alternatives
  4. StackEdit icon
     90 likes

    Full-featured, open-source Markdown editor based on PageDown, the Markdown library used by Stack Overflow and the other Stack Exchange sites.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    StackEdit 5 - Split interface (Dark)
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    84 alternatives
  5. iA Writer icon
     96 likes

    The key to good writing is not that magical glass of Bordeaux, the right kind of tobacco or that groovy background music. The key is focus. What you need to write well is a spartan setting that allows you to fully concentrate on your text and nothing but your text.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    +3
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    124 alternatives
  6. Itsypad icon
     5 likes

    Lightweight scratchpad and clipboard manager for Mac with multi-tab editing, syntax highlighting in 185+ languages, 1,000-item clipboard, local storage, and iCloud sync.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    18 alternatives
  7. PSPad icon
     204 likes

    PSPad is a freeware programmers editor in 8 languages for Microsoft Windows operating systems. Some features are highlighted syntax, ftp, projects and so on. Code explorer for Pascal, C/C++, INI, HTML, XML, PHP and more in development, internal web browser with APACHE support.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main Window - Project Settings
    PSPad with project window, clips list template and LOG window...
    PSPad with all toolbars closed (F2 and Ctrl+F2)
    +3
    Integrated full HEX editor
    172 alternatives
    4.0
    Very Good10 reviews
  8. UltraEdit icon
     161 likes

    UltraEdit is the ideal text, HTML and HEX editor, and an advanced PHP, Perl, Java and JavaScript editor for programmers. An industry-award winner, UltraEdit supports disk-based 64-bit file handling (standard) on 32-bit Windows platforms (Windows 2000 and later).

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    UltraEdit features an integrated FTP browser and supports syntax highlighting for hundreds of languages, with more always in the works. And with an integrated SSH/telnet client, scripting, custom tools, macros and Smart Templates, UltraEdit's ready for any coding session.
    From quick inline finds to massive replaces across your entire project, no one does search like UltraEdit. Find / replace across files, Perl regular expressions, column-based search, line filters, and more...when it comes to search, there's almost nothing UltraEdit can't do!
    UltraEdit's text editing features make editing lists and columns an intuitive experience, not the exercise in tedium it used to be. With features like multi-caret editing, column/block editing and multi-select, it's a simple text editor when you want it to be, and a multi-cursor power editor when you need it to be.
    +1
    The environment you work in is a personal thing. And with UltraEdit's deeply customizeable new menuing system, your perfect in-app menu awaits. Our brand new menu allows you to switch between a full ribbon, compact ribbon and menu/toolbar system, all with only the buttons you'd like.
    211 alternatives
  9. acreom icon
     28 likes

    acreom is an actionable personal knowledge base for developers. It helps developers ship faster by centralizing personal and team context in one place.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    +4
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    103 alternatives
  10. Ulysses icon
     70 likes

    Ulysses is a text editor for creative writers. Used by bloggers, poets, students and published novelists all over the world, it offers an integrated environment to brainstorm, draft, revise and even submit text on a professional level.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    +5
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    135 alternatives
  11. WriteMonkey icon
     130 likes

    Writemonkey is a Windows zenware writing application with an extremely stripped down user interface, leaving you alone with your thoughts and your words.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    The interface, full screen.
    The interface, windowed.
    Some options.
    +4
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    106 alternatives
  12. Notepad.js icon
     11 likes

    An offline capable notepad powered by ServiceWorker. It's quick, distraction-free, dark mode enabled, mobile compatible (Android, iOS) and minimalist in nature.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Notepad.js screenshot 1
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    35 alternatives
  13. HedgeDoc icon
     29 likes

    HedgeDoc (fcommunity-driven fork of CodiMD) is an open-source collaborative markdown editor. With HedgeDoc you can easily collaborate on notes, graphs and even presentations in real-time. All you need to do is to share your note-link to your co-workers, and they’re ready to go.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Docker
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    28 alternatives
  14. KompoZer icon
     132 likes

    KompoZer is a complete web authoring system that combines web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG web page editing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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    65 alternatives
  15. KeyNote NF icon
     88 likes

    KeyNote NF is a flexible, multi-featured tabbed notebook, based on Windows standard RichEdit control. It's always accessible with a single keypress, even if you work in another application.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Each note a separate RTF note, are all contained within one KeyNote file
    Simple note without the tree panel
    Tree-type notes with a powerful set of tree-related commands
    +5
    Remembers KeyNote files you have been using
    96 alternatives
    4.1
    Very Good9 reviews
  16. CotEditor icon
     43 likes

    Syntax Highlighting: Colorize more than 50 pre-installed major languages like HTML, PHP, Python, Ruby or Markdown. You can also create your own settings.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    version 4 released 2020-11-14
    version 4 released 2020-11-14 ,
    version 4 released 2020-11-14
    +2
    version 4 released 2020-11-14
    162 alternatives
  17. AkelPad icon
     88 likes

    Open source text editor with notepad-style interface, supports files of any size, multi-window modes, Unicode codepages, plugins, and 20 language modules.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    +8
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    85 alternatives
  18. Leafpad icon
     68 likes

    Leafpad is a lightweight text editor that emphasizes simplicity. As development focuses on keeping weight down to a minimum, only the most essential features are implemented in the editor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • MacPorts
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    104 alternatives
  19. EmEditor icon
     78 likes

    Versatile Windows editor with lightweight performance, fast processing, robust CSV features, AI-assisted writing, macros, Unicode, and plugin support.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    +7
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    126 alternatives
  20. Xed icon
     23 likes

    A text editor forked from Pluma and Gedit. Xed is the default text editor of Linux Mint. It can be customized and is available in multiple languages.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    +4
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    159 alternatives
  21. Fresh editor icon
     4 likes

    High-performance terminal text editor featuring fast startup, low latency, extensibility, native UI with menus, mouse support, command palette, and cross-platform compatibility.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    51 alternatives
  22. ReText icon
     49 likes

    ReText is a simple text editor for Markdown and reStructuredText documents with syntax highlighting and optional live preview.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    ReText screenshot 1
    81 alternatives
  23. TextWrangler icon
     153 likes

    TextWrangler is the powerful general purpose text editor, and Unix and server administrator’s tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    +1
    Compare Files with Text Wrangler
    94 alternatives