Atom Alternatives for Linux
There are many alternatives to Atom for Linux and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Visual Studio Code, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Atom and loads of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Atom are Sublime Text, Vim, VSCodium and Neovim.
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Atom alternatives are mainly Code Editors but may also be Text Editors or IDEs. Other popular filters includes Linux + Open Source. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Atom.- Code Editor
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- 160 likes217 Bluefish Editor alternatives
Bluefish is a powerful editor targeted towards programmers and webdesigners, with many options to write websites, scripts and programming code. Bluefish supports many programming and markup languages, and it focuses on editing dynamic and interactive websites.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
Bluefish Editor Features
Bluefish Editor VS Atom
Is Bluefish Editor a good alternative to Atom? - 148 likes151 SciTE alternatives
SciTE is a SCIntilla based Text Editor. Originally built to demonstrate Scintilla, it has grown to be a generally useful editor with facilities for building and running programs. It is best used for jobs with simple configurations - I use it for building test and demonstration...
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Xfce
SciTE VS Atom
Is SciTE a good alternative to Atom? - 10 likes194 JetBrains Fleet alternatives
Built from scratch, based on 20 years of experience developing IDEs. Fleet uses the IntelliJ code-processing engine, with a distributed IDE architecture and a reimagined UI.
JetBrains Fleet VS Atom
Is JetBrains Fleet a good alternative to Atom? - 17 likes190 Graviton Editor alternatives
Graviton Code Editor is a minimalist, cross-platform editor focused on speed, customization and productivity.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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Graviton Editor VS Atom
Is Graviton Editor a good alternative to Atom? - 19 likes105 Zed Code Editor alternatives
Zed is a fully offline-capable text and code editor you can use to edit files locally, on Dropbox, or remotely on any server. It has all the code editor features you'd expect and more:
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Chrome OS
- Google Chrome
Zed Code Editor Features
DiscontinuedNo code committed in eight years. Linked website has no mention of any code editor.
Zed Code Editor VS Atom
Is Zed Code Editor a good alternative to Atom? - 115 likes140 jEdit alternatives
jEdit is a mature programmer's text editor with hundreds (counting the time developing plugins) of person-years of development behind it. jEdit beats many expensive development tools for features and ease of use AND it is released as free software with full source code...
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
jEdit Features
jEdit VS Atom
Is jEdit a good alternative to Atom? - 27 likes
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Spacemacs Features
Spacemacs VS Atom
Is Spacemacs a good alternative to Atom?
Comments about Graviton Editor as an Alternative to Atom
Graviton is very lightweight compared to Atom and it does not send any data to any server. Its plugin system is still young but it's almost at the level of Atom's.