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.




Brackets is described as 'Open-source editor for web design and development built on top of web technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript' and is a very popular Text Editor in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Brackets for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and BSD apps. The best Brackets alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Brackets are Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text, VSCodium and Vim.
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.




Leafpad is a lightweight text editor that emphasizes simplicity. As development focuses on keeping weight down to a minimum, only the most essential features are implemented in the editor.


A lightweight yet powerful IDE/code editor that comes in both Web and desktop editions, the latter written with PHP and including choices for several platforms (Windows, Linux, Mac).


Icecoder is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Brackets.
Vim inspired text editor with support for multiple selections and scores of other "out of the box" features.


Light Table is a new interactive IDE that lets you modify running programs and embed anything from websites to games. It provides the real time feedback we need to not only answer questions about our code, but to understand how our programs really work.




Caret is a lightweight-but-powerful programmer's editor running as a Chrome Packaged App. Inspired by Sublime and built on top of the Ace editing component, it offers:





Graviton Code Editor is a minimalist, cross-platform editor focused on speed, customization and productivity.


Onivim 2 is a retro-futuristic modal editor - the next iteration of the Onivim project - combining Vim-style modal editing with the aesthetics and language features of modern editors.





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.




Comprehensive IDE specialized for Ruby and Rails, offering smart code completion, advanced navigation, error analysis, refactoring tools, integrated debugging, test frameworks, and web development support alongside extensive VCS integration and plugin extensibility.



It almost identical and alot more simple