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 free. 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 Geany.

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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
  1. Notepad Next icon
     7 likes

    A cross-platform, reimplementation of Notepad++. Releases are available for Windows, Linux, and macOS.

    57 Notepad Next alternatives
    Notepad Next screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Portable
    Notepad Next iconAtom Icon

    Notepad Next VS Atom

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  2. GNOME Builder icon
     20 likes

    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.

    66 GNOME Builder alternatives
    GNOME Builder screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    GNOME Builder VS Atom

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    Comments about GNOME Builder as an Alternative to Atom
     
    David Ross

    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.

    Positive commentJun 17, 2018
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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
  3. 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.

    156 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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  4. NINJA-IDE icon
     34 likes

    NINJA-IDE (from the recursive acronym: "Ninja-IDE Is Not Just Another IDE"), is a cross-platform integrated development environment (IDE). NINJA-IDE runs on Linux/X11, Mac OS X and Windows desktop operating systems, and allows developers to create applications for...

    59 NINJA-IDE alternatives
    NINJA-IDE screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    NINJA-IDE Features

    1.  Python IDE
    NINJA-IDE iconAtom Icon

    NINJA-IDE VS Atom

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  5. Spacemacs icon
     27 likes

    Spacemacs is an beautiful Emacs distribution designed for both GNU Emacs and Vim users.

    40 Spacemacs alternatives
    Spacemacs screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Spacemacs Features

    1.  EMACS
    2.  Vim
    3.  Vim key mapping
    4. GNU Emacs icon  Emacs integration
    Spacemacs iconAtom Icon

    Spacemacs VS Atom

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  6. wxMEdit icon
     27 likes

    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
    wxMEdit screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    wxMEdit Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Hex Editor
    Discontinued

    Last GitHub commit on Aug 2019 and last release on Nov 2016.

    wxMEdit iconAtom Icon

    wxMEdit VS Atom

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  7. ecode icon
     5 likes

    ecode is a lightweight multi-platform code editor designed for modern hardware with a focus on responsiveness and performance. It has been developed with the hardware-accelerated eepp GUI, which provides the core technology for the editor.

    55 ecode alternatives
    ecode screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3. Git icon  Git Support
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Autocompletion
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Portable
    8.  Syntax Highlighting
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Key binding
    12.  Color Palette
    ecode iconAtom Icon

    ecode VS Atom

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