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 Mac, Linux, Windows, BSD and Flathub apps. The best GNU Emacs alternative is Obsidian, which is free. Other great apps like GNU Emacs are Notepad++, Visual Studio Code, VSCodium and Sublime Text.

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GNU Emacs alternatives page was last updated Nov 26, 2024
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  1. RustRover icon

    RustRover

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    Enjoy full support when running your code inside the Rust IDE, be it for testing purposes, debugging, benchmarking, profiling, or targeting different platforms.

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    RustRover screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Code Formatting
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Dark Mode
    6. Git icon  Git Support
    7.  Autocompletion
    8.  Rust

    RustRover VS GNU Emacs

     
  2. Kakoune icon

    Kakoune

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    Vim inspired text editor with support for multiple selections and scores of other "out of the box" features.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Cygwin
    Kakoune screenshot 1

    Kakoune Features

    1.  Autocompletion
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Modal editor
    4.  Works in a terminal
    5.  Multiple Cursors

    Kakoune VS GNU Emacs

     
  4. Leafpad icon

    Leafpad

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    Leafpad is a lightweight text editor that emphasizes simplicity. As development focuses on keeping weight down to a minimum, only the most essential features are implemented in the editor.

    98 Leafpad alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • MacPorts
    Leafpad screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last stable release is from 2010. http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/leafpad/

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Simple text editor
    2.  Text editing
    3.  Graphical User Interface
    4.  Gtk
    5.  Drag and Drop

    Leafpad VS GNU Emacs

     
  5. Spacemacs icon

    Spacemacs

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    Spacemacs is an beautiful Emacs distribution designed for both GNU Emacs and Vim users.

    39 Spacemacs alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Spacemacs screenshot 1

    Spacemacs Features

    1.  EMACS
    2.  Vim Key Mapping
    3. GNU Emacs icon  Emacs integration

    Spacemacs VS GNU Emacs

     
  6. Zotero Better Notes icon

    Zotero Better Notes

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    Everything about note management. All in Zotero.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Zotero
    Zotero Better Notes screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Knowledge Management

    Zotero Better Notes VS GNU Emacs

     
  7. Textadept icon

    Textadept

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    Textadept is a fast, minimalist, and ridiculously extensible cross-platform text editor for programmers. Written in a combination of C and Lua and relentlessly optimized for speed and minimalism over the years, Textadept is an ideal editor for programmers who want endless...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    running in windows 7. (aero disabled)

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Portable
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Lua scripting

    Textadept VS GNU Emacs

     
  9. GNOME Builder icon

    GNOME Builder

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    Builder is an actively developed Integrated Development Environment for GNOME. It combines integrated support for essential GNOME technologies such as GTK+, GLib, and GNOME APIs with features that any developer will appreciate, like syntax highlighting and snippets.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
    GNOME Builder screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  Autocompletion
    5.  Built-in terminal emulation
    6.  Split-screen view
    7.  Collaborative writing
    8.  Automatic Indentation
    9.  Vim Key Mapping
    10. Git icon  Git integration
    11.  C++
    12.  Rust

    GNOME Builder VS GNU Emacs

     
  10. wxMEdit icon

    wxMEdit

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    wxMEdit is a cross-platform text and hex editor, derived from MadEdit . It adds automatic updates, bookmarks, selecting lines with a tripple click, a FreeBASIC syntax file, more supported encodings (L1, CP850, CP437 etc, KOI8, UTF-x), better...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    wxMEdit screenshot 1

    wxMEdit Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Full-Text Search
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Portable
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Hex Editor

    wxMEdit VS GNU Emacs

     
  11. Pluma icon

    Pluma

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    Pluma, fork of gedit , is a text editor part of MATE Desktop Environment. It supports most standard editor features, extending this basic functionality with other features not usually found in simple text...

    155 Pluma alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Pluma screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Tabbed interface
    3.  Support for Unicode
    4.  Automatic Indentation

    Pluma VS GNU Emacs

     
  12. Light Table icon

    Light Table

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    Light Table is a new interactive IDE that lets you modify running programs and embed anything from websites to games. It provides the real time feedback we need to not only answer questions about our code, but to understand how our programs really work.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    Light Table screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last version (0.8.1) is from January 2016.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Clean design

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Light Table VS GNU Emacs

     
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