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 Code 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, VSCodium and Sublime Text.

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  1. BDV Notepad icon
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    It is a comfortable text editor and a Windows Notepad replacement. In this program are combined: extended functionality, comfortable interface, flexible adjustment and all of this is absolutely free-of-charge!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Notepad! is the free, powerful, feature-rich replacement for your Windows Notepad. This software is completely free to use, for both personal and business purposes. With multi-document editing, split editing (two views of the same document, side by side, with synchronized...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. edile icon
     2 likes

    Edile is a basic but useful text editor for Linux, Mac OSX and other unix-like operating systems. Written in Python, Edile is implemented in a single source code file and requires no installation - you simply execute the source code file.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. dte icon
     Like

    A small and easy to use console text editor.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Termux
    • Android
     
  5.  Like

    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.

    49 ad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  6. TotalEdit icon
     2 likes

    TotalEdit is a powerful notepad replacement and text editor. Packed full of features to help everyone from office workers, journalists through to programmers and web site editors.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. znote icon
     Like

    Free text and markdown editor. Developer friendly thanks to integrated Dark mode and syntax highlighting of code. Secure your notes on the fly with our AES encoder. Multi-notes and draft support. Available on all platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  8. xPad. icon
     4 likes

    xPad is the ultimate notepad, TextEdit and Stickies replacement for Apple's OS X. With a simple, easy-to-use interface and powerful multi-document features, xPad will quickly become your daily text editor of choice.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. An AI note app where you write in seconds, and rediscover notes by meaning—not location.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Alternate TextBrowser allows a fast navigation through text-files. The program offers the possibility to open multiple text-files at once.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. PICO means "very small" and also stands for "PIne COmposer". PICO is designed to be a "simple editor", ie only the bare minimum of commands and simply to use. Very good for beginners who wish to write emails and posts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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