BBEdit Alternatives for Windows

    BBEdit is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is Visual Studio Code, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to BBEdit and loads of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to BBEdit are Notepad++ (Free, Open Source), Sublime Text (Free Personal), Eclipse (Free, Open Source) and gedit (Free, Open Source).

    This page was last updated Dec 22, 2020
    1. VS Code is more than just a code editor, it provides the tools and extensions to compile, debug, compare, refactor, and even manage code repositories all within a highly-customised development environment.
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    2. Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.
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      Notepad++ vs BBEdit opinions
      Almost everyone thinks Notepad++ is a great alternative to BBEdit.
      Lightweight native editor with syntax coloring, brace matching, and multi-file sidebar. Most importantly, it's not a bloated JavaScript Electron mess.
      Positive comment • over 3 years ago

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    4. Sublime Text is a sophisticated text editor for code, html and prose - any kind of text file. You'll love the slick user interface and extraordinary features.
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      Sublime Text vs BBEdit opinions
      Most users think Sublime Text is a great alternative to BBEdit.
      I feel that Sublime Text is a superior product to Notepad++ as I have used both of that software extensively. This is only my personal opinion and you might find the opposite to be true for you.
      Positive comment • about 3 years ago

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    5. Eclipse is an extensible development platform with runtimes and application frameworks for building, deploying and managing software across the entire software lifecycle.
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    6. Official text editor of the GNOME desktop environment. Has syntax highlighting and is suitable for programming, with support for several languages. It is extensible with plugins.
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    8. GNU nano is a small and friendly text editor. Besides basic text editing, nano offers many extra features like an interactive search and replace, go to line and column number, auto-indentation, feature toggles, internationalization support, and filename tab completion.
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    9. Enjoy productive PHP and web development with PhpStorm. Take advantage of deep code understanding, top-notch coding assistance, and support for all major tools and frameworks.
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    10. Qt Creator is a cross-platform C++, JavaScript and QML integrated development environment which is part of the SDK for the Qt Framework.
    11. Bluefish is a powerful editor targeted towards programmers and webdesigners, with many options to write websites, scripts and programming code. Bluefish supports many programming and markup languages, and it focuses on editing dynamic and interactive websites.
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    12. Most simple text editor. Just plain text, saves in .txt format. Not available for download; bundled with all versions of Windows.
      Notepad vs BBEdit opinions
      pros, cons and recent comments
      Other than suuuper basic text editing, it has no real functionality. An alternative to BBEdit should have some level of programming/HTML editing support. (I'm not hating on Notepad, but it's like saying "Don't like Word? Try writing on pen and paper ;) )
      Negative comment • over 3 years ago

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