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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  1. Devpad icon
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    Notepad-like VB.Net multi-tab source code editor for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 that supports ASM, ASP.Net, Boo, C#, C++, CSS, HTML, INI, Java, JavaScript, Lua, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, SQL, VB.Net, XML and plain text files.

    164 Devpad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. XML Notepad icon
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    XML Notepad provides a simple intuitive user interface for browsing and editing XML documents.

    49 XML Notepad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Smallest Vi-clone text editor for Windows (62KB) that runs in terminal and SSH sessions.

    50 Z-VI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Hekapad icon
     3 likes

    Hekapad is a free fully featured lightweight text editor for Windows. It can be used to replace the classic Notepad with some cool features.

    61 Hekapad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. nved icon
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    nved is a small, keyboard-driven editor for the everyday terminal-editing role — the EDITOR/VISUAL slot that git, crontab -e, and sudoedit reach for. It's cursor-driven and edits printed lines in place (a REPL, not a full-screen modal takeover), so your scrollback stays...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
    nved screenshot 1
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  6. Nextpad icon
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    Nextpad is Fast, Beautiful and lightweight Notepad app designed for Windows 10. It lets you create, edit, view or print your file very easily and efficiently.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. TEXTREME icon
     4 likes

    TEXTREME is a lively, animated text editor with the feel of a retro videogame complete with sounds and game-like visual effects. The screen shakes as you type while particle effects decorate new characters.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8.  3 likes

    OpenLDev is a graphical front-end to Linux development tools such as gcc, GNU autotools and make. OpenLDev strives to provide an easy-to-use interface that is both productive for experts and simple for beginners.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  9. Hex Edit icon
     6 likes

    HexEdit is a Windows hex editor, user-friendly and reliable with advanced features (full undo, macros, background searches, calculator, full customization, edits huge files).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
    Hex Edit screenshot 1
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