Alternate TextBrowser AlternativesText Editors and other similar apps like Alternate TextBrowser

Alternate TextBrowser is described as 'Allows a fast navigation through text-files. The program offers the possibility to open multiple text-files at once' and is a Text Editor in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Alternate TextBrowser for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Alternate TextBrowser alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Alternate TextBrowser are Sublime Text, Vim, Kate and gedit.

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Alternate TextBrowser allows a fast navigation through text-files. The program offers the possibility to open multiple text-files at once.

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Alternate TextBrowser alternatives page was last updated Dec 2, 2019
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  1. Notepad++ icon
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    Notepad++

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    Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.

    234 Notepad++ alternatives
    Notepad++ screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Notepad++ screenshot 1
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    TextFX plugin menu

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Code Formatting
    2.  Portable
    3.  Tabbed interface
    4.  Search and Replace
    5.  Text formatting
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7.  Multiple Open Tabs
    8.  Multiple languages
    9.  Color coding
    10.  Support for Javascript
    11.  Built-in themes
    12.  Ad-free
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    • Notepad++ is the most popular Windows alternative to Alternate TextBrowser.

    • Notepad++ is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Alternate TextBrowser.

    • Notepad++ is Free and Open SourceAlternate TextBrowser is Free and Proprietary
    • Notepad++ is LightweightAlternate TextBrowser is not according to our users
  2. Sublime Text icon
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    Sublime Text

     2003 likes
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    Powerful editor blending code, markup, and prose editing with enhanced features like multi-tab selection, side-by-side definition viewing, and multiple selection tools for swift code navigation.

    200 Sublime Text alternatives
    Sublime Text screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Sublime Text screenshot 1
    Sublime Text screenshot 2
    +1
    Sublime Text screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Clean design
    4.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Package Control
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  Multiple Cursors
    5.  Text editing
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Simple text editor
    9.  Tabbed interface
    10.  Support for MarkDown
    11.  Works Offline
    12. Git icon  Git Support
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    • Sublime Text is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Alternate TextBrowser.

    • Sublime Text is the most popular commercial alternative to Alternate TextBrowser.

    • Sublime Text is Paid and ProprietaryAlternate TextBrowser is Free and Proprietary
    • Sublime Text is Lightweight and CustomizableAlternate TextBrowser is not according to our users
  4. Vim icon
    Vim icon

    Vim

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    Vim ("Vi IMproved") is an advanced text editor that allows syntax highlighting, word completion and has a huge amount of contributed content. It also has a GUI version called GVim.

    212 Vim alternatives
    Vim screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • OpenSolaris
    • MorphOS
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
    GVim with netrw+airlines+ctrlspace+xkb-switch+monokai theme+Source Pro font
    Plugin Gitgutter shows added lines as '+' and altere as '~'.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Keyboard focused
    3.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Hackable
    4.  Well documented
    5.  Modal editor
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Support for MarkDown
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Portable
    11.  Batch Editing
    12.  Terminal-based
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  5. Kate icon
    Kate icon

    Kate

     289 likes
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    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.

    145 Kate alternatives
    Kate screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
    Kate screenshot 1
    Kate with an ATOM color scheme using some RegEx to find and replace.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Native application
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Themes
    4.  Editable text color schemes
    5.  Built-in terminal emulation
    6.  Tabbed interface
    7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    8. Git icon  Git Support
    9.  Code Formatting
    10.  Support for regular expressions
    11.  Spell Checking
    12.  Full-Text Search
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  6. gedit icon
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    gedit

     685 likes
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    Official text editor of the GNOME desktop environment. Has syntax highlighting and is suitable for programming, with support for several languages. It is extensible with plugins.

    189 gedit alternatives
    The Default look under GNOME with Adwaita

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • GNOME
    • OpenSolaris
    • Flathub
    gedit screenshot 1
    gedit screenshot 2
    +2
    gedit screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Autocompletion
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Spell Checking
    8.  Support for Unicode
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  7. GNU Emacs icon
    GNU Emacs icon

    GNU Emacs

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    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:

    177 GNU Emacs alternatives
    The GNU Emacs Manual calls Emacs the extensible, customizable, self-documenting real-time display editor

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Homebrew
    • Snapcraft
    • Debian
    • MacPorts
    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

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Extensibility
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Org-mode
    4.  Self-documenting
    5.  Terminal-based
    6.  Multi OS
    7.  Syntax Highlighting
    8.  Support for scripting
    9.  Command line interface
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  IDE All Languages
    12.  Works Offline
    GNU Emacs iconAlternate TextBrowser Icon

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    • GNU Emacs is the most popular Android alternative to Alternate TextBrowser.

    • GNU Emacs is Free and Open SourceAlternate TextBrowser is Free and Proprietary
    • GNU Emacs is CustomizableAlternate TextBrowser is not according to our users
  9. GNU nano icon
    GNU nano icon

    GNU nano

     283 likes
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    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.

    144 GNU nano alternatives
    GNU nano screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    GNU nano screenshot 1
    Color syntax
    +1
    GNU nano screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Terminal-based
    3.  Search and Replace
    4.  Automatic Indentation
    GNU nano iconAlternate TextBrowser Icon

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  10. TextMate icon
    TextMate icon

    TextMate

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    TextMate brings Apple's approach to operating systems into the world of text editors. By bridging UNIX underpinnings and GUI, TextMate cherry-picks the best of both worlds to the benefit of expert scripters and novice users alike.

    163 TextMate alternatives
    TextMate screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    TextMate screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  Search and Replace
    5.  Automatic Indentation
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Code Formatting
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Snippets Manager
    Discontinued

    Last commit and version is from 2021

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  11. Notepad3 icon
    Notepad3 icon

    Notepad3

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    Notepad3 is a fast and light-weight text editor with syntax highlighting for programming jobs. Auto-completion, Multi-language, Dark mode more.

    209 Notepad3 alternatives
    Supports RTL languages out of the box.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Select Syntax Scheme
    Notepad3 screenshot 2
    +1
    Notepad3 screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for Unicode
    2.  Small-footprint
    3.  Multiple languages
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  Search and Replace
    6.  Portable
    7.  Support for regular expressions
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  No Tracking
    Notepad3 iconAlternate TextBrowser Icon

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  12. CudaText icon
    CudaText icon

    CudaText

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    CudaText is a cross-platform text editor, written in Lazarus / Free Pascal.

    195 CudaText alternatives
    Multi-selections, Replace dialog at bottom

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    Dark theme, Minimap
    2 groups shown, picture file opened, JavaScript fragment in HTML
    +3
    Code Tree for Pascal lexer

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Native application
    3.  Minimap
    4.  Command palette
    5.  Autocompletion
    6.  Syntax Highlighting
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Portable
    CudaText iconAlternate TextBrowser Icon

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  13. Notepad icon
    Notepad icon

    Notepad

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    Fastest and lightweight simple text editor bundled with all Windows OS. Just plain text, saves in .txt format. So it has been used by people for long time Since 1980s. Features improved especially since 2018.

    137 Notepad alternatives
    Notepad screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Notepad screenshot 1
    Notepad screenshot 2
    +2
    Notepad screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Simple text editor
    2.  Support for Unicode
    3.  Save as txt
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Bundled with Windows
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  14. Notepads icon
    Notepads icon

    Notepads

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    Considering that most text editors are eather too heavy or look too old, the author came up with Notepads, designed to be a modern-looking UWP app.

    20 Notepads alternatives
    Notepads screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Notepads screenshot 1
    Notepads screenshot 2
    +1
    Notepads screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Distraction-free
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Automatic Backup
    5.  Multiple languages
    6.  Themes
    7.  Support for MarkDown
    8.  Spell Checking
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Full-Text Search
    Notepads iconAlternate TextBrowser Icon

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