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 are mainly Text Editors, but if you're looking for Code Editors or IDEs you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux + Open Source. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Atom.
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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. GNOME Builder icon
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    Builder is an actively developed Integrated Development Environment for GNOME. It combines integrated support for essential GNOME technologies such as GTK+, GLib, and GNOME APIs with features that any developer will appreciate, like syntax highlighting and snippets.

    64 GNOME Builder alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  Autocompletion
    5.  Built-in terminal emulation
    6.  Split-screen view
    7.  Collaborative writing
    8.  Automatic Indentation
    9.  Vim Key Mapping
    10. Git icon  Git integration
    11.  C++
    12.  Rust

    GNOME Builder VS Atom

     
    Comments about GNOME Builder as an Alternative to Atom
    David Ross
    Positive Jun 17, 2018
    1

    Does not rely on Electron. Loads of plugins and tweaks make this a great IDE. Simple design as you'd expect from a Gnome app, but don't let that disract you from how powerful it is.

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    • GNOME Builder is Free and Open SourceAtom is Free Personal and Open Source
    • GNOME Builder is LightweightAtom is not according to our users
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    Vim Outliner of Markups Turns Vim into a two-pane outliner.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    Last update is from 2017.

    VOoM Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Text editing
    3.  Outliner

    VOoM VS Atom

     
  3. MacVim icon
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    MacVim is a port of the text editor Vim to macOS. MacVim supports multiple windows with tabbed editing and a host of other features such as:

    87 MacVim alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac

    MacVim Features

    1.  No registration required

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    Comments about MacVim as an Alternative to Atom
    Dave Land
    Positive Jun 20, 2022
    0

    MacVim continues to be supported, where Atom will EOL in December, 2022. MacVim and all vim clones are available on nearly all *nix platforms, so habits developed in it will serve you on remote systems.

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    • MacVim is Free and Open SourceAtom is Free Personal and Open Source
  4. GoLand icon
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    A Clever IDE to Go.

    13 GoLand alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    GoLand Features

    1.  Debugging
    2.  Refactoring
    3.  Code Completion

    GoLand VS Atom

     
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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...

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    CodeLobster IDE Features

    1.  PHP IDE
    2.  Debugging

    CodeLobster IDE VS Atom

     
  6. Aquamacs Emacs icon
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    An Editor for Text, HTML, LaTeX, C++, Java, Python, R, Perl, Ruby, PHP, and more...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Aquamacs Emacs Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  EMACS

    Aquamacs Emacs VS Atom

     
  7. SynWrite icon
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    SynWrite is a free source code editor and notepad replacement for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Total Commander
    Discontinued

    Last update was on 29-08-2017. Synwrite is continued on CudaText.Only there is no Total Commander plug-in with CudaText.

    SynWrite Features

    1.  Spell Checking
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Portable
    4.  Tree structure

    SynWrite VS Atom

     
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