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The best Text Editor alternative to Doom Emacs is Visual Studio Code, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Doom Emacs and many of them are Text Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Text Editor alternatives to Doom Emacs are VSCodium, Sublime Text, Vim and Neovim.

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Doom Emacs alternatives page was last updated Dec 15, 2021
  1. Visual Studio Code icon
     1281 likes

    Visual Studio Code is a free and extensible code editor for building web, desktop, and mobile applications, using any programming language and framework.

    210 Visual Studio Code alternatives
    Visual Studio Code screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  IDE
    4.  Built-in terminal emulation
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Code Completion
    7.  Multiple languages
    8.  Git Support
    9.  GitHub Integration
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Supports Python
    12.  C++
    13.  Source code debugging
    14.  Multiple Cursors
    15.  Graphical User Interface
    16.  Support for MarkDown
    17.  Auto Update
    18.  Plug-ins
    19.  Support for Node.js
    20.  Support for Javascript
    Visual Studio Code iconDoom Emacs Icon

    Visual Studio Code VS Doom Emacs

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    • Visual Studio Code is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Doom Emacs.

    • Visual Studio Code is the most popular free alternative to Doom Emacs.

    • Visual Studio Code is Free and ProprietaryDoom Emacs is Free and Open Source
    • Visual Studio Code is CustomizableDoom Emacs is not according to our users
  2. VSCodium icon
     319 likes

    This repository contains a build file to generate FLOSS release binaries of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") project, the open source core of the proprietary Visual Studio Code.

    199 VSCodium alternatives
    VSCodium screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Electron

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Prevent telemetry
    3.  IDE
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  No registration required
    7.  MIT License
    8.  Autocompletion
    9.  Git integration
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Syntax Highlighting
    12.  Ad-free
    13.  Minimap
    14.  Color coding
    15.  Built-in terminal emulation
    16.  Support for MarkDown
    17.  Code navigation
    VSCodium iconDoom Emacs Icon

    VSCodium VS Doom Emacs

    Is VSCodium a good alternative to Doom Emacs?
     
    • VSCodium is the most popular Open Source alternative to Doom Emacs.

    • VSCodium is Free and Open SourceDoom Emacs is also Free and Open Source
    • VSCodium is Customizable and Privacy focusedDoom Emacs is not according to our users
  3. Sublime Text icon
     1999 likes

    Powerful editor blending code, markup, and prose editing with enhanced features like multi-tab selection, side-by-side definition viewing, and multiple selection tools for swift code navigation.

    198 Sublime Text alternatives
    Sublime Text screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Package Control
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  IDE
    5.  Multiple Cursors
    6.  Text editing
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Simple text editor
    10.  Tabbed interface
    11.  Plugin manager
    12.  Git integration
    13.  Support for MarkDown
    14.  Distraction-free
    15.  Works Offline
    16.  Git Support
    17.  Plugin API
    18.  Configuration Management
    19.  Fullscreen support
    Sublime Text iconDoom Emacs Icon

    Sublime Text VS Doom Emacs

    Is Sublime Text a good alternative to Doom Emacs?
     
    • Sublime Text is the most popular commercial alternative to Doom Emacs.

    • Sublime Text is Paid and ProprietaryDoom Emacs is Free and Open Source
    • Sublime Text is Lightweight and CustomizableDoom Emacs is not according to our users
  4. Vim icon
     1306 likes

    Vim ("Vi IMproved") is an advanced text editor that allows syntax highlighting, word completion and has a huge amount of contributed content. It also has a GUI version called GVim.

    209 Vim alternatives
    Vim screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • OpenSolaris
    • MorphOS
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Keyboard focused
    3.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Hackable
    4.  Well documented
    5.  Modal editor
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Support for MarkDown
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Portable
    11.  Batch Editing
    12.  Terminal-based
    13.  Macro Recording
    14.  Built-in terminal emulation
    15.  Support for Large File
    16.  Dedication to home row
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    Vim VS Doom Emacs

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  5. Neovim icon
     166 likes

    Refactored version of Vim, simplifying maintenance, improving developer contributions, and enabling new user interfaces. Features extensible plugin architecture, lightweight resource usage, syntax highlighting, no registration, ad-free, and distraction-free mode.

    100 Neovim alternatives
    Neovim screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Lua scripting
    3.  Terminal-based
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  Asynchronous
    6.  Vim
    7.  Sane defaults
    8.  Distraction-free
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Autocompletion
    12.  Code Formatting
    Neovim iconDoom Emacs Icon

    Neovim VS Doom Emacs

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  6. GNU Emacs icon
     377 likes

    GNU Emacs is an extensible, customizable text editor—and more. At its core is an interpreter for Emacs Lisp, a dialect of the Lisp programming language with extensions to support text editing. The features of GNU Emacs include:

    175 GNU Emacs alternatives
    The GNU Emacs Manual calls Emacs the extensible, customizable, self-documenting real-time display editor

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Homebrew
    • Snapcraft
    • Debian
    • MacPorts

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Extensibility
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Org-mode
    4.  Self-documenting
    5.  IDE
    6.  Terminal-based
    7.  Multi OS
    8.  Syntax Highlighting
    9.  Support for scripting
    10.  Command line interface
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  IDE All Languages
    13.  Editable text color schemes
    14.  Code Completion
    15.  Package Control
    16.  Works Offline
    17.  Spell Checking
    18.  Ad-free
    19.  Support for MarkDown
    20.  No registration required
    GNU Emacs iconDoom Emacs Icon

    GNU Emacs VS Doom Emacs

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    • GNU Emacs is the most popular Android alternative to Doom Emacs.

    • GNU Emacs is Free and Open SourceDoom Emacs is also Free and Open Source
    • GNU Emacs is CustomizableDoom Emacs is not according to our users
  7. CudaText icon
     49 likes

    CudaText is a cross-platform text editor, written in Lazarus / Free Pascal.

    193 CudaText alternatives
    Multi-selections, Replace dialog at bottom

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Native application
    3.  Minimap
    4.  Command palette
    5.  Autocompletion
    6.  Syntax Highlighting
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Portable
    CudaText iconDoom Emacs Icon

    CudaText VS Doom Emacs

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  8. Lapce icon
     25 likes

    Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust.

    194 Lapce alternatives
    Lapce screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Rust
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Built-in terminal emulation
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  Git Support
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Full-Text Search
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Modal editor
    Lapce iconDoom Emacs Icon

    Lapce VS Doom Emacs

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  9. Helix icon
     21 likes

    Helix is a fast text editor for the terminal inspired by modal editors like Kakoune and Neovim. Built as a native app using .

    80 Helix alternatives
    Helix screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Autocompletion
    4.  Code Formatting
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Git Support
    7.  Distraction-free
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Modal editor
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    Helix VS Doom Emacs

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  10. Bluefish Editor icon
     160 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.

    216 Bluefish Editor alternatives
    Bluefish Editor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Bluefish Editor Features

    1.  Arduino
    2.  PHP IDE
    3.  Support for SFTP
    Bluefish Editor iconDoom Emacs Icon

    Bluefish Editor VS Doom Emacs

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  11. JetBrains Fleet icon
     8 likes

    Built from scratch, based on 20 years of experience developing IDEs. Fleet uses the IntelliJ code-processing engine, with a distributed IDE architecture and a reimagined UI.

    193 JetBrains Fleet alternatives
    JetBrains Fleet screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  Autocompletion
    5.  Code Formatting
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    JetBrains Fleet iconDoom Emacs Icon

    JetBrains Fleet VS Doom Emacs

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  12. Kakoune icon
     19 likes

    Vim inspired text editor with support for multiple selections and scores of other "out of the box" features.

    81 Kakoune alternatives
    Kakoune screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Cygwin

    Kakoune Features

    1.  Autocompletion
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Modal editor
    4.  Works in a terminal
    5.  Multiple Cursors
    Kakoune iconDoom Emacs Icon

    Kakoune VS Doom Emacs

    Is Kakoune a good alternative to Doom Emacs?
     
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