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 Kate.

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  1. Justmd icon
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    Justmd

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    A lightweight markdown viewer and editor. Multi-platform.

    17 Justmd alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Justmd Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Support for MarkDown
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    Discontinued

    Latest release on GitHub is from May 2021.

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  2. Leo Editor icon
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    Leo Editor

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    Leo is an open source text editor/outliner that features clones (virtual copies of outline nodes) as its central tool of organization, navigation, customization and scripting.

    11 Leo Editor alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Leo Editor Features

    1.  Personal Information Manager (PIM)
    2.  PKM
    3.  Outliner
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  4. JOE icon
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    JOE

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    JOE is a full featured terminal-based screen editor which is distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). JOE has been around since 1988 and comes standard with many Linux distributions.

    62 JOE alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    JOE Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Support for Large File
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    Discontinued

    Last update on Apr 2021 and last release on Jan 2018.

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    CodeLobster IDE

    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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    Pyzo

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    Pyzo is a cross-platform Python IDE focused on interactivity and introspection, which makes it very suitable for scientific computing. Its practical design is aimed at simplicity and efficiency. It consists of two main components, the editor and the shell, and uses a set of...

    32 Pyzo alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Pyzo Features

    1.  Python IDE
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    Comments about Pyzo as an Alternative to Atom
     
    ali_tekdemir

    it is wonderful for beginners. Moreover, its use and settings are very simple.

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    LiteIDE

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

    23 LiteIDE alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open 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
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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...

    73 Komodo IDE alternatives
    UI with dark theme

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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    Komodo IDE 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
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    RubyMine

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    JetBrains RubyMine — Ruby and Rails IDE built on years proven IntelliJ platform. RubyMine brings the whole range of essential developers tools, all tightly integrated together for creating the convenient development environment for productive Ruby development and Web development...

    20 RubyMine alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    RubyMine Features

    1.  Ide integration
    2.  Refactoring
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    Rails project view
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