PlainForge opens, edits, and saves local files with a focus on privacy, control, and productivity. No ads, no tracking, no login, and no internet permission.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Android
GNU Emacs Alternatives
Apps similar to GNU Emacs include Notepad++, which is free and open source. Other options are Obsidian, Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text and VSCodium. There's no shortage of Text Editors like GNU Emacs, with more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, the web and Android.
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GNOME Text Editor is a simple text editor focused on a pleasing default experience.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
- Flathub
- GNOME
- Flatpak
- Linux Mobile
United States
65 Traditional Ex - Vi editor alternativesThe vi editor is one of the most common text editors on Unix. It was developed starting around 1976 by Bill Joy at UCB, who was tired of the ed editor. But since he used ed as a code base, access to the original sources has required a commercial Unix Source Code License for more...
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
132 Java-Editor alternativesIntegrated Java development environments set high requirements on the computer equipment.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
129 Eddie alternativesEddie is a programmers editor for Mac OSX and Gnome Linux. Inspired by the Macintosh Programmer's Workshop, Eddie brings some of it's powerful features into a modern lightweight and capable programmer's editor.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
Czechia
EU
A lightweight, distraction-free notepad with instant access, no registration or ads, auto-saves notes locally, supports manual export, and works seamlessly on modern browsers and mobile devices while prioritizing privacy with a clean interface and dark mode.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
Türkiye
+1
157 Ynote Classic alternativesYnote Classic is an easy to use fast and advanced text editor with a tabbed interface and multiview. It has intelligent Syntax Highlighting, Code Folding , Auto Indent and autocompletion. It can highlight any language you like using Regular Expressions.
Platforms
- Windows
ad (pronounced A.D.) is an attempt at combining a modal editing interface of likes of vi and kakoune with the approach to extensibility of Plan9's Acme. Inside of ad text is something you can execute as well as edit.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
A
MetroTextual is a Windows text editor inspired by Microsoft’s Metro Design Language. It’s designed to be a visually appealing replacement for Notepad; with significant improvements to performance and aesthetics.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
Australia
+3
Vim-flavoured modal editor with the parts a writer actually needs and a few features vim never had. Single static binary, sub-10 ms startup, soft-wrap by default, Claude Code in the editor, syntax highlighting, hunspell spellcheck, Goyo-style reading mode, persistent registers...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Unlicense)
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Rust
A complete tool-suite for C/C++ development targeting ARM-based SoCs, including Eclipse, ARM Compiler, DS-5 Debugger, Mali Graphics Debugger and Streamline.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
United Kingdom
+1
Germany
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