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The best Text Editor alternative to ecode is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to ecode and loads of them are Text Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Text Editor alternatives to ecode are Visual Studio Code, VSCodium, Sublime Text and Vim.

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  1. Notepad++ icon
    Notepad++ icon

    Notepad++

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    Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.

    231 Notepad++ alternatives
    Notepad++ screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Notepad++ screenshot 1
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    TextFX plugin menu

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Code Formatting
    2.  Portable
    3.  Tabbed interface
    4.  Search and Replace
    5.  Text formatting
    6.  Multiple Open Tabs
    7.  Multiple languages
    8.  Color coding
    9.  Support for Javascript
    10.  Built-in themes
    11.  Ad-free
    12.  Auto-saving
    13.  Syntax Highlighting
    14.  Dark Mode
    15.  Debugging
    16.  No Coding Required
    17.  Autocompletion
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    Notepad++ VS ecode

    Is Notepad++ a good alternative to ecode?
     

    • Notepad++ is the most popular Windows alternative to ecode.

    • Notepad++ is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to ecode.

    • Notepad++ is Free and Open Sourceecode is also Free and Open Source
    • Notepad++ is Lightweightecode is not according to our users
  2. Visual Studio Code icon
    Visual Studio Code icon

    Visual Studio Code

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

    209 Visual Studio Code alternatives
    Visual Studio Code screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    Visual Studio Code screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

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

    Is Visual Studio Code a good alternative to ecode?
     

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

    • Visual Studio Code is Free and Proprietaryecode is Free and Open Source
    • Visual Studio Code is Customizableecode is not according to our users
  4. VSCodium icon
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    VSCodium

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    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.

    198 VSCodium alternatives
    VSCodium screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Electron

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Support for Themes

    Features

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

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  5. Sublime Text icon
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    Sublime Text

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    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.

    197 Sublime Text alternatives
    Sublime Text screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Sublime Text screenshot 1
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    +1
    Sublime Text screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Customizable

    Features

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

    Is Sublime Text a good alternative to ecode?
     

    • Sublime Text is the most popular commercial alternative to ecode.

    • Sublime Text is Paid and Proprietaryecode is Free and Open Source
    • Sublime Text is Lightweight and Customizableecode is not according to our users
  6. Vim icon
    Vim icon

    Vim

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    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

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • OpenSolaris
    • MorphOS
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
    GVim with netrw+airlines+ctrlspace+xkb-switch+monokai theme+Source Pro font
    Plugin Gitgutter shows added lines as '+' and altere as '~'.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Keyboard focused
    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 ecode

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  7. Neovim icon
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    Neovim

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    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

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Neovim screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Configurable
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Lua scripting
    2.  Terminal-based
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  Asynchronous
    5.  Vim
    6.  Sane defaults
    7.  Distraction-free
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Autocompletion
    11.  Code Formatting
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    Neovim VS ecode

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  9. Kate icon
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    Kate

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    The Kate project develops two main products: KatePart, the advanced editor component which is used in numerous KDE applications requiring a text editing component, and Kate, a MDI text editor application.

    142 Kate alternatives
    Kate screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
    Kate screenshot 1
    Kate with an ATOM color scheme using some RegEx to find and replace.

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Native application
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Themes
    4.  Editable text color schemes
    5.  Built-in terminal emulation
    6.  IDE
    7.  Tabbed interface
    8.  Git Support
    9.  Code Formatting
    10.  Support for regular expressions
    11.  Spell Checking
    12.  Full-Text Search
    13.  Support for MarkDown
    14.  Built-in themes
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    Kate VS ecode

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  10. Geany icon
    Geany icon

    Geany

     556 likes
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    Geany is a powerful, stable and lightweight programmer's text editor that provides tons of useful features without bogging down your workflow.

    147 Geany alternatives
    Geany screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
    Geany screenshot 1
    Geany screenshot 2
    +5
    Geany screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Minimalistic
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Multiplatform
    2.  IDE
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  Code navigation
    5.  Automatic Indentation
    6.  Shell integration
    7.  Debian package compatible
    8.  Support for LaTeX
    9.  Shortcut keys
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Distraction-free
    12.  Autocompletion
    13.  Code Formatting
    14.  Batch Editing
    15.  Hierarchical Structure
    16.  Support for Large File
    17.  Built-in terminal emulation
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    Geany VS ecode

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  11. gedit icon
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    gedit

     686 likes
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    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.

    186 gedit alternatives
    The Default look under GNOME with Adwaita

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • GNOME
    • OpenSolaris
    • Flathub
    gedit screenshot 1
    gedit screenshot 2
    +2
    gedit screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Spell Checking
    7.  Support for Unicode
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    gedit VS ecode

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  12. GNU Emacs icon
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    GNU Emacs

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    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:

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Homebrew
    • Snapcraft
    • Debian
    • MacPorts
    Beyond just being able to edit plain text files, Emacs includes special features to help you write in many different human languages and programming/markup languages
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

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

    Is GNU Emacs a good alternative to ecode?
     

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

    • GNU Emacs is Free and Open Sourceecode is also Free and Open Source
    • GNU Emacs is Customizableecode is not according to our users
  13. GNU nano icon
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    GNU nano

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    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.

    142 GNU nano alternatives
    GNU nano screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    GNU nano screenshot 1
    Color syntax
    +1
    GNU nano screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Terminal-based
    3.  Search and Replace
    4.  Automatic Indentation
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    GNU nano VS ecode

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  14. Pulsar Editor icon
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    Pulsar Editor

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    A Community-led Hyper-Hackable Text Editor, built on Electron. and based on everything we love about our favorite editors.

    67 Pulsar Editor alternatives
    Welcome tab

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Electron / Atom Shell

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Community-based
    3.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Hackable
    2.  IDE
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Multiple languages
    6.  Add-ons
    7.  Tabbed interface
    8.  GitHub Integration
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Support for MarkDown
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Distraction-free
    13.  Git Support
    14.  No Tracking
    15.  Code Formatting
    16.  Teletype
    17.  Folder Hierarchy
    18.  Electron based
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    Pulsar Editor VS ecode

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