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 is an 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...

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

    Textadept

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    Textadept is a fast, minimalist, and ridiculously extensible cross-platform text editor for programmers. Written in a combination of C and Lua and relentlessly optimized for speed and minimalism over the years, Textadept is an ideal editor for programmers who want endless...

    92 Textadept alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    running in windows 7. (aero disabled)

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Portable
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Lua scripting

    Textadept VS Atom

     
  2. Doom Emacs icon

    Doom Emacs

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    Doom is a configuration framework for GNU Emacs tailored for Emacs bankruptcy veterans who want less framework in their frameworks and the performance of a hand rolled config (or better). It can be a foundation for your own config or a resource for Emacs enthusiasts to learn...

    33 Doom Emacs alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Doom Emacs screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Optimal performance

    Features

    1.  Vim Key Mapping
    2.  Distribution
    3.  Extensive customisability
    4.  EMACS

    Doom Emacs VS Atom

     
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    wxMEdit

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    wxMEdit is a cross-platform text and hex editor, derived from MadEdit . It adds automatic updates, bookmarks, selecting lines with a tripple click, a FreeBASIC syntax file, more supported encodings (L1, CP850, CP437 etc, KOI8, UTF-x), better...

    78 wxMEdit alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    wxMEdit screenshot 1

    wxMEdit Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Full-Text Search
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Portable
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Hex Editor

    wxMEdit VS Atom

     
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    EmEditor

    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.

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    Komodo IDE

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    Code smarter and faster with Komodo IDE, the cross-platform professional development environment for dynamic languages and open technologies. Komodo's award-winning feature set includes standard editor functionality like code formatting, commenting, auto-indent and syntax...

    72 Komodo IDE alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    UI with dark theme

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Autocompletion
    4.  Multiple Cursors
    5.  Code Completion
    6.  Python IDE
    7.  Package Control
    8.  Debugging
    9.  Embedded debugger

    Komodo IDE VS Atom

     
  7. Light Table icon

    Light Table

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    Light Table is a new interactive IDE that lets you modify running programs and embed anything from websites to games. It provides the real time feedback we need to not only answer questions about our code, but to understand how our programs really work.

    92 Light Table alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    Light Table screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last version (0.8.1) is from January 2016.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Clean design

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Light Table VS Atom

     
  8. Atheos IDE icon

    Atheos IDE

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    Atheos is a web-based IDE framework with a small footprint and minimal requirements, built on top of Codiad by FluidByte and the Codiad Team.

    41 Atheos IDE alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Atheos IDE screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Autocompletion
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No Tracking
    7. Git icon  Git Support
    8.  Real time collaboration
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Web-Based
    11.  Community-based
    12. Git icon  Git integration

    Atheos IDE VS Atom

     
  10. Onivim 2 icon

    Onivim 2

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    Onivim 2 is a retro-futuristic modal editor - the next iteration of the Onivim project - combining Vim-style modal editing with the aesthetics and language features of modern editors.

    76 Onivim 2 alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Onivim 2 screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last GitHub commit is from December 11, 2021.

    Onivim 2 Features

    1.  Command palette
    2.  Code Completion

    Onivim 2 VS Atom

     
    Comments about Onivim 2 as an Alternative to Atom
    nosheep
    Positive •Oct 31, 2018
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    Great editor which modernize definitely Vim!

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    • Onivim 2 is Paid and Open SourceAtom is Free Personal and Open Source
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