Atom Alternatives

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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Atom alternatives page was last updated Mar 24, 2023
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  1. JetBrains Fleet icon

    JetBrains Fleet

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    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.

    194 JetBrains Fleet alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    JetBrains Fleet screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Code Formatting
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Autocompletion
    6.  Support for MarkDown

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  2. SciTE icon

    SciTE

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    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...

    152 SciTE alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
    SciTE screenshot 1

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  4. CotEditor icon

    CotEditor

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

    156 CotEditor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Mac
    version 4 released 2020-11-14

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  macOS-like
    2.  Colored Text
    3.  File Versioning
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  No Coding Required
    9.  Syntax Highlighting
    10.  Works Offline

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    CodeLobster IDE is a free cross-platform IDE primarily intended for editing PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript files with special support Drupal, Joomla, JQuery, AngularJS, CodeIgniter, CakePHP, Laravel, Magento, Symfony, Twig, Yii and...

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    Github Codespaces

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    GitHub Codespaces is an instant, cloud-based development environment that uses a container to provide you with common languages, tools, and utilities for development. GitHub Codespaces is also configurable, allowing you to create a customized development environment for your...

    24 Github Codespaces alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • GitHub
    Github Codespaces screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Code Formatting
    2.  Theme Customization
    3. GitHub icon  GitHub Integration

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  7. Leafpad icon

    Leafpad

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    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.

    99 Leafpad alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • MacPorts
    Leafpad screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last stable release is from 2010. http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/leafpad/

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Simple text editor
    2.  Text editing
    3.  Graphical User Interface
    4.  Gtk
    5.  Drag and Drop

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  8. Icecoder icon

    Icecoder

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    A lightweight yet powerful IDE/code editor that comes in both Web and desktop editions, the latter written with PHP and including choices for several platforms (Windows, Linux, Mac).

    68 Icecoder alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Icecoder screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Seems the software is for sale. "This repository has been archived by the owner on Dec 14, 2023. It is now read-only."

    Icecoder Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Online
    8.  Self-hosted

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    • Icecoder is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Atom.

    • Icecoder is Free and Open SourceAtom is Free Personal and Open Source
  10. EmEditor icon

    EmEditor

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    EmEditor is a versatile text, code, and CSV editor designed for Windows. It offers lightweight, user-friendly, and extendable platform, with both 32-bit and 64-bit builds. The software also features AI-assisted writing.

    124 EmEditor alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    EmEditor screenshot 1

    EmEditor Features

    1.  Import CSV Data
    2. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    3.  Support for Large File
    4.  Support for Unicode

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