Open Source CSSEdit AlternativesCode Editors and other similar apps like CSSEdit

The best open source alternative to CSSEdit is Notepad++. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to CSSEdit and 11 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to CSSEdit are TextMate, Bluefish Editor, KompoZer and CSSED.

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  1. Notepad++ icon
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    Notepad++ is a free, open-source code editor supporting several languages, offering features like syntax highlighting, plugin support, dark mode, portability, privacy, and efficient resource usage, making it highly customizable and suitable for various programming needs.

    252 Notepad++ alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  2. TextMate icon
     270 likes

    TextMate brings Apple's approach to operating systems into the world of text editors. By bridging UNIX underpinnings and GUI, TextMate cherry-picks the best of both worlds to the benefit of expert scripters and novice users alike.

    163 TextMate alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
     
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    TextMate vs CSSEdit Comments
    Iaian7
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    CSSEdit was a GUI for CSS features and live preview, TextMate is a code editor. Not similar.

    • TextMate is Free and Open SourceCSSEdit is Paid and Proprietary
    • TextMate is LightweightCSSEdit is not according to our users
  3. Bluefish Editor icon
     162 likes

    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.

    213 Bluefish Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
     
  4. KompoZer icon
     132 likes

    KompoZer is a complete web authoring system that combines web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG web page editing.

    63 KompoZer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
     
  5. CSSED icon
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    If you have experience with TopStyle for windows and you are searching for a similar software for Linux, STOP YOUR SEARCH! CSSED is right for you. In fact, CSSED has good features as a color picker and a CSS helper. So, you can edit your CSS code only with the use of Mouse.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Jottr icon
     2 likes

    A simple, opinionated plain text editor designed for writers, journalists and researchers. Jottr is not meant to be a full-featured text editor, but rather a simple and easy to use tool for writing. It's not aimed at developers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  7. Celebrating transience, Buffer provides a minimal editing space for all those things that don't need keeping. Designed for keyboard workflows on desktop.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  8. Quanta Plus icon
     11 likes

    Quanta Plus is a web Integrated development environment (IDE) for HTML, XHTML, CSS, XML, PHP and any other XML-based languages or scripting languages. It is part of KDE, a Linux desktop environment, released in the Kdewebdev package.

    38 Quanta Plus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. NVU icon
     30 likes

    Nvu (pronounced N-view, for a "new view") is a complete Web Authoring System that combines web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) web page editing. Nvu is designed to be extremely easy to use, making it ideal for non-technical...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
     
  10. Balthisar Cascade creates and edits Cascading Style Sheets, Level 2 on the Windows platform. Cascade presents the CSS level 2 attributes and their values to you in a logical arrangement. You can choose which attributes to modify and specify their values.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Janus is a simple, native Linux text editor. Supports UTF-8 and binary data through it's binary editing mode. Spiritual successor to Leafpad.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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