Espresso AlternativesOnly apps categorised as IDEs for Windows

Espresso is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows IDE alternative is Visual Studio Code, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Espresso and many of them are IDEs available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows IDE alternatives to Espresso are VSCodium, Sublime Text, Vim and Adobe Dreamweaver.

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Espresso alternatives are mainly Text Editors but may also be Code Editors or IDEs. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Espresso.

Espresso

Text Editor
Paid • Proprietary

Espresso is a powerful text editor for web developers, from the creators of CSSEdit .

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Espresso alternatives page was last updated Dec 15, 2021

Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code is a free and extensible code editor for building web, desktop, and mobile applications, using any programming language and framework.
206 Visual Studio Code alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- Code Editor
- IDE
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Chrome OS
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Top Visual Studio Code Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
2. Customizable
3. Autocompletion
4. IDE
5. Built-in terminal emulation
6. Syntax Highlighting
7. Code Completion
8. Multiple languages
9. Git Support
10. GitHub Integration
11. Support for Themes
12. Dark Mode
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Visual Studio Code VS Espresso
Is Visual Studio Code a good alternative to Espresso?
- Most users think Visual Studio Code is a great Espresso alternative.
- Visual Studio Code is the most popular Web-based, Mac & Linux alternative to Espresso.
- Visual Studio Code is Free and ProprietaryEspresso is Paid and Proprietary
- Visual Studio Code is CustomizableEspresso is not according to our users

VSCodium
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.
195 VSCodium alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Code Editor
- IDE
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Electron
- Flathub
Top VSCodium Features
1. No Tracking
2. Prevent telemetry
3. IDE
4. Customizable
5. Privacy focused
6. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
7. Works Offline
8. No registration required
9. MIT License
10. Autocompletion
11. Git integration
12. Syntax Highlighting
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VSCodium VS Espresso
Is VSCodium a good alternative to Espresso?

Sublime Text
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.
194 Sublime Text alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
+1
Top Sublime Text Features
1. Lightweight
2. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
3. Customizable
4. Package Control
5. Syntax Highlighting
6. IDE
7. No Tracking
8. Dark Mode
9. Support for MarkDown
10. Distraction-free
11. Works Offline
12. Git Support
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Sublime Text VS Espresso
Is Sublime Text a good alternative to Espresso?
- Sublime Text is the most popular commercial alternative to Espresso.
- Sublime Text is Paid and ProprietaryEspresso is also Paid and Proprietary
- Sublime Text is Lightweight and CustomizableEspresso is not according to our users

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Adobe Dreamweaver
Advanced web authoring tool supports designing and coding tasks from a visual perspective and backs it up with robust coding. Offers live preview, customizable templates, endless design options, and tools like drag-and-drop visua...

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Vim
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.
207 Vim alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Code Editor
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Haiku
- AmigaOS
- OpenSolaris
- MorphOS
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Snapcraft
Top Vim Features
1. Lightweight
2. Keyboard focused
3. Customizable
4. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
5. Syntax Highlighting
6. Hackable
7. Command line interface
8. Works Offline
9. Support for MarkDown
10. No registration required
11. Portable
12. Batch Editing
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Vim VS Espresso
Is Vim a good alternative to Espresso?

Adobe Dreamweaver
Advanced web authoring tool supports designing and coding tasks from a visual perspective and backs it up with robust coding. Offers live preview, customizable templates, endless design options, and tools like drag-and-drop visual design capabilities, FTP/SFTP transfer, and supports multiple monitors, all on...
102 Adobe Dreamweaver alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Code Editor
- Website Builder
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
Top Adobe Dreamweaver Features
1. WYSIWYG Support
2. HTML/CSS/JS rendering
3. Visual design
4. Live Preview
5. iPhone/iPod sync
6. Support for FTP
7. WYSIWYG HTML Editor
8. Support for Bootstrap
9. Git Support
10. Support for Multiple Monitors
11. Drag and Drop
12. Support for SFTP
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Adobe Dreamweaver VS Espresso
Is Adobe Dreamweaver a good alternative to Espresso?

Notepad3
Notepad3 is a fast and light-weight text editor with syntax highlighting for programming jobs. Auto-completion, Multi-language, Dark mode more.
206 Notepad3 alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Windows
+1
Top Notepad3 Features
1. Lightweight
2. Support for Unicode
3. Small-footprint
4. Multiple languages
5. Syntax Highlighting
6. Search and Replace
7. Portable
8. Support for regular expressions
9. No registration required
10. Ad-free
11. Works Offline
12. Dark Mode
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Notepad3 VS Espresso
Is Notepad3 a good alternative to Espresso?

Lapce
Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust.
192 Lapce alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Code Editor
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Top Lapce Features
1. Rust
2. Lightweight
3. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
4. Built-in terminal emulation
5. Syntax Highlighting
6. Git Support
7. No registration required
8. Support for Themes
9. Full-Text Search
10. Ad-free
11. Works Offline
12. Dark Mode
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Lapce VS Espresso
Is Lapce a good alternative to Espresso?

Aptana Studio
Aptana Studio is a complete web development environment that combines powerful authoring tools with a collection of online hosting and collaboration services that help you and your team do more. Includes support for PHP, CSS, FTP, and more...
123 Aptana Studio alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- IDE
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Aptana Studio Features
Real time collaboration
Support for FTP
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+5
Discontinued
The last update is from Feb 2021 and the last release is from Jul 2018.

Aptana Studio VS Espresso
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Bluefish Editor
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.
214 Bluefish Editor alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Code Editor
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
Bluefish Editor Features
Arduino
PHP IDE
Support for SFTP
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Bluefish Editor VS Espresso
Is Bluefish Editor a good alternative to Espresso?

JetBrains Fleet
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.
191 JetBrains Fleet alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- Code Editor
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
JetBrains Fleet Features
1. Syntax Highlighting
2. Lightweight
3. Dark Mode
4. Support for MarkDown
5. Autocompletion
6. Code Formatting
7. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
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JetBrains Fleet VS Espresso
Is JetBrains Fleet a good alternative to Espresso?

SynWrite
SynWrite is a free source code editor and notepad replacement for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems.
168 SynWrite alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Windows
- Total Commander
SynWrite Features
Spell Checking
Syntax Highlighting
Portable
Tree structure
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Discontinued
Last update was on 29-08-2017. Synwrite is continued on CudaText.Only there is no Total Commander plug-in with CudaText.

SynWrite VS Espresso
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RubyMine
JetBrains RubyMine — Ruby and Rails IDE built on years proven IntelliJ platform. RubyMine brings the whole range of essential developers tools, all tightly integrated together for creating the convenient development environment for productive Ruby development and Web development...
20 RubyMine alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- IDE
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
RubyMine Features
Ide integration
Ruby
Refactoring
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RubyMine VS Espresso
Is RubyMine a good alternative to Espresso?