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 Kate.

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Atom alternatives page was last updated Mar 24, 2023
  1. Teletype icon
     3 likes

    Teletype(beta) for Atom lets developers share their workspace with team members and collaborate on code in real time.

    18 Teletype alternatives
    Code better, together

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Teletype Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Collaborative writing
    Discontinued

    Atom is being discontinued, this will be as well.

    Teletype iconAtom Icon

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  2. LiteIDE icon
     6 likes

    LiteIDE is a simple, open source, cross-platform Go IDE.

    22 LiteIDE alternatives
    Main Window

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Code Formatting
    3.  Portable
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Support for MarkDown
    7.  Syntax Highlighting
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Autocompletion
    LiteIDE iconAtom Icon

    LiteIDE VS Atom

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  3. Yi icon
     4 likes

    Yi is a text editor written, and extensible in, the Haskell programming language. It can be made to behave like emacs or like vi.

    33 Yi alternatives
    The Vty frontend

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Yi Features

    1.  EMACS
    Discontinued

    Project possibly abandoned. No activities for two years, and last release in 2017.In this GitHub issue, the developer discussed about the future of the project: https://github.com/yi-editor/yi/issues/1114

    Yi iconAtom Icon

    Yi VS Atom

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  4. Diakonos icon
     4 likes

    Diakonos is a powerful and easy to use console-based text editor.

    148 Diakonos alternatives
    Diakonos screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Diakonos Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Console-based
    Diakonos iconAtom Icon

    Diakonos VS Atom

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  5. Wing Python IDE icon
     11 likes

    Wing is a highly customizable Python IDE that uses both static and runtime code analysis to provide auto-completion, call tips, code documentation, goto-definition, find uses, refactoring, and many other features.

    35 Wing Python IDE alternatives
    Wing Python IDE screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Python IDE
    2.  Mercurial support
    3.  Embedded debugger
    4.  Remote Debugging
    5.  Built-in editor
    6. GitHub icon  GitHub Integration
    7.  Project overview
    8.  Django
    Wing Python IDE iconAtom Icon

    Wing Python IDE VS Atom

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  6. Xed icon
     20 likes

    A text editor forked from Pluma and Gedit. Xed is the default text editor of Linux Mint. It can be customized and is available in multiple languages.

    154 Xed alternatives
    Xed screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  No registration required
    3.  X server
    4.  Support for Unicode
    5.  Automatic Indentation
    Xed iconAtom Icon

    Xed VS Atom

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  7. TweakStyle icon
     16 likes

    An IDE tailor-made for web design and frontend development.

    84 TweakStyle alternatives
    TweakStyle screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    TweakStyle Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Code Completion
    3.  Coding
    4.  Browser-based
    5.  Support for styluses
    TweakStyle iconAtom Icon

    TweakStyle VS Atom

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