GNU Emacs Alternatives

GNU Emacs is described as 'Extensible, customizable text editor—and more. At its core n interpreter for Emacs Lisp, a dialect of the Lisp programming language with extensions to support text editing. The features of GNU Emacs include:' and is a very popular Text Editor in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to GNU Emacs for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best GNU Emacs alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GNU Emacs are Obsidian, Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text and VSCodium.

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  1. Zee icon
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    Zee is a modern editor for the terminal, written in Rust. It is a highly experimental code. In the old tradition of text editor demos, here's what it currently looks like editing its own source code.

    26 Zee alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  2. A programming editor for DOS environments. More specifically, it is something that looks like a programming editor for DOS environments.

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    • MS-DOS
    • Windows
     
  3. Heraia icon
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    Lightweight HEX-Editor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
     
  4. Rustroid icon
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    A Rust IDE for Android.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  5. Code Writer icon
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    Code Writer is a free text and code editor app for the Windows platform, downloadable from the Windows Store. Use it as a replacement for Notepad and other quick edit apps.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Rhyolite icon
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    Rhyolite is a simple markdown editor build using tauri framework that allows user to edit and work on markdown files.

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    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  7. Liri Text icon
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    Material Design text editor.

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    • Linux
    • Qt
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  8. Notepad icon
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    Notepad is a fast and distraction-free online writing space. Capture thoughts, take notes, and share instantly. Perfect for quick ideas, to-do lists, etc.

    55 Notepad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. IT-Edit icon
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    IT-Edit (Integrated Terminal Editor) provide a text editor with syntax highlight, line numbering and with the basics text editing functionalities, a file managing interface and terminals in the same window as the editor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10.  1 like

    McWig is a modal, Vim-like text editor written in Go.

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    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  11. GetDiz icon
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    GetDiz is a fully featured text editor which can replace Notepad while maintaining an incredible speed, ease of use and small size. You can display and edit any text files with GetDiz. Additionally it offers enhanced functionality with DIZ and NFO files, which are often included...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    GRIEF, as a BRIEF clone, is a full-featured console based editor offering a wealth of facilities on multiple Unix, Windows and Mac platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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