The Best Atom AlternativesTop Code & Text Editors like Atom
Atom is described as 'Open-source, Electron based text editor with a massive ecosystem of plugins and themes that are easily accessible through a built-in package manager. Being built with Electron, it uses web technology (HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Node' and is a leading Code Editor in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Atom for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Atom alternative is Visual Studio Code, which is free. Other great apps like Atom are Notepad++, Sublime Text, Vim and VSCodium.
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1306 likes205 Visual Studio Code alternativesFree and extensible code editor with built-in Git support, smart IntelliSense, integrated debugger, 30,000+ extensions, works offline, supports markdown and syntax highlighting for numerous languages.
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- Free • Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Chrome OS
Visual Studio Code VS Atom
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4855 likes230 Notepad++ alternativesNotepad++ is a free, open-source code editor supporting several languages, offering features like syntax highlighting, plugin support, dark mode, portability, privacy, and efficient resource usage, making it highly customizable and suitable for various programming needs.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Windows
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Notepad++ VS Atom
Is Notepad++ a good alternative to Atom?Comments about Notepad++ as an Alternative to Atom
Chris LamkeNotepad++ has built-in support for many languages and a great plugin system for more.
11Windows only, few plugins, more a text editor than a code editor/IDE.
4David BurnsUsage of Notepad++ should be really straightforward for those with prior IDE knowledge & experience.
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2015 likes195 Sublime Text alternativesPowerful 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.
Sublime Text VS Atom
Is Sublime Text a good alternative to Atom?Comments about Sublime Text as an Alternative to Atom
SublimeText is by far my most favorite editor in my 32 years of computing as it has multitude of features found no where else and is extendable with packages. Vertical Selection and Multi-caret editing is two of my most used features.
4David BurnsYou wouldn't believe me if I told you the amount of plug-ins available for easy addition.
0Ivan LopezIt is very similar and easy to understand and use, this program is probably one of the best alternatives to Atom if you are using it for simple text editing and you are not very interested in modifying the program itself, even though both programs are really great, I prefer to use Atom when I'm on linux and Sublime Text when I'm on Windows.
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1313 likes210 Vim alternativesVim ("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.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Haiku
- AmigaOS
- OpenSolaris
- MorphOS
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Snapcraft
Vim VS Atom
Is Vim a good alternative to Atom?Comments about Vim as an Alternative to Atom
Vim offers unlimited customization and consumes very less memory, it supports execution of commands from vim itself and with the right plugins works almost like an ide
11While Vim is powerful, it’s not an easy replacement for a GUI-based text editor.
5Conner VieiraVim is one of the most lightweight text editors on the planet. If you want to edit plain text or code, and you want to do it efficiently, Vim's keyboard-centric design is great.
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336 likes196 VSCodium alternativesThis repository contains a build file to generate FLOSS release binaries of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") project, the open source core of the proprietary Visual Studio Code.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- Electron
VSCodium VS Atom
Is VSCodium a good alternative to Atom?Comments about VSCodium as an Alternative to Atom
Ernst WentHas all the famous features of Visual Studio Code but without tracking/telemetry. Updates are coming regularly. Recommendable!
2Sebastianits better Than most other IDE/Code Editors, even better than Visual studio code.
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293 likes140 Kate alternativesThe 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.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- KDE Plasma
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Snapcraft
Kate VS Atom
Is Kate a good alternative to Atom?
173 likes98 Neovim alternativesRefactored version of Vim, simplifying maintenance, improving developer contributions, and enabling new user interfaces. Features extensible plugin architecture, lightweight resource usage, syntax highlighting, no registration, ad-free, and distraction-free mode.
Neovim VS Atom
Is Neovim a good alternative to Atom?Comments about Neovim as an Alternative to Atom
downshifterLightweight, customisable, terminalbased, extensible to full IDE
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Comments about Visual Studio Code as an Alternative to Atom
VS Code has arguably better defaults than Atom especially with the pre-configured minimap. Atom's themes use HTML/CSS so visuals are fully configurable but that also makes it a bit slower with drawing operations whereas VS Code draws everything fast, very noticeable with the minimap which reacts practically instantly to changes. VS Code also loads faster and just feels faster in general. Otherwise, both editors offer a massive list of great features and droves of extensions.
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