IntelliJ IDEA AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Text Editors

The best Text Editor alternative to IntelliJ IDEA is Visual Studio Code, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to IntelliJ IDEA and 13 are Text Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Text Editor alternatives to IntelliJ IDEA are VSCodium, Eclipse, Zed Editor and Lapce.

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  1. Visual Studio Code icon

    Visual Studio Code

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    Free and extensible code editor with built-in Git support, smart IntelliSense, integrated debugger, 30,000+ extensions, works offline, supports markdown and syntax highlighting for numerous languages.

    199 Visual Studio Code alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Snapcraft
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    Comments about Visual Studio Code as an Alternative to IntelliJ IDEA
    Top Positive Comment
    Ranogard
    1

    Claiming that vscode is "just a text editor" is outrageous. For example "mousepad" does not feature debuggers, pylint support or git support. If this is a text editor, then the line between text editor and IDE is a very thin one.

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    mohsenr7596
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    Visual Studio Code is a text editor and is not an IDE

    hundvd7
    Negative
    1

    Merely a (very smart) text editor. If you have less than 10 files in a project, it's perfect. Otherwise, an IDE will be the clearly superior choice.

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    • Some users think Visual Studio Code is a great IntelliJ IDEA alternative, some don't.

    • Visual Studio Code is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to IntelliJ IDEA.

    • Visual Studio Code is the most popular free alternative to IntelliJ IDEA.

    • Visual Studio Code is Free and ProprietaryIntelliJ IDEA is Freemium and Open Source
    • Visual Studio Code is CustomizableIntelliJ IDEA is not according to our users
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    VSCodium

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    This repository contains a build file to generate FLOSS release binaries of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") project, the open source core of the proprietary Visual Studio Code.

    193 VSCodium alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Electron
    • Snapcraft
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
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    • Most users think VSCodium is a great IntelliJ IDEA alternative.

    • VSCodium is the most popular Open Source alternative to IntelliJ IDEA.

    • VSCodium is Free and Open SourceIntelliJ IDEA is Freemium and Open Source
    • VSCodium is Customizable and LightweightIntelliJ IDEA is not according to our users
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    Eclipse

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    Eclipse is an extensible development platform with runtimes and application frameworks for building, deploying and managing software across the entire software lifecycle. Many people know Eclipse as a Java IDE, but it is much more than that- Eclipse actually consists of over 60...

    146 Eclipse alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Comments about Eclipse as an Alternative to IntelliJ IDEA
    Guest
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    0

    It is much faster and less heavy resource IDE than IntelliJ IDEA for Java programming.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    If you use free version of Idea - you cannot use normal editor for JS, HTML, CSS, JSP\SSP. For those scenarios - Eclipse is the best solution.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    Free, open sourced. And more manageable

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Eclipse is a great IntelliJ IDEA alternative.

    • Eclipse is Free and Open SourceIntelliJ IDEA is Freemium and Open Source
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    Zed Editor

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    Blazing fast code editor offering real-time multi-user collaboration, language-aware syntax highlighting, integrated terminal, multi-buffers for tab-free editing, built-in Vim mode, searchable outline, AI coding assistance, advanced keyboard commands, and cross-platform support.

    83 Zed Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Lapce

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    Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust.

    187 Lapce alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Eclipse Theia

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    With Theia you can develop one IDE and run it in browsers or native desktop application from a single source. Theia is designed in a modular way to allow extenders and adopters customizing and extending every aspect of it.

    20 Eclipse Theia alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Electron
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    • Eclipse Theia is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to IntelliJ IDEA.

    • Eclipse Theia is Free and Open SourceIntelliJ IDEA is Freemium and Open Source
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    Squircle CE

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    Squircle CE is a fast, lightweight code editor and file manager with support for over 30 programming languages, remote file access via SFTP/FTP(S) and Git VCS integration. Whether you're a student, hobbyist, or professional developer, Squircle CE lets you write, manage, and...

    70 Squircle CE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    • Squircle CE is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to IntelliJ IDEA.

    • Squircle CE is Free and Open SourceIntelliJ IDEA is Freemium and Open Source
    • Squircle CE is LightweightIntelliJ IDEA is not according to our users
  10. Phoenix Code icon

    Phoenix Code

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    Phoenix Code is a text editor designed to make coding as intuitive and fun as playing a video game - specially crafted for web developers, designers, and students.

    33 Phoenix Code alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  11. Caret icon

    Caret

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    Caret is a lightweight-but-powerful programmer's editor running as a Chrome Packaged App. Inspired by Sublime and built on top of the Ace editing component, it offers:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
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    DroidEdit

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    DroidEdit is a text and code editor for android tablets and phones with the following features:

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
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    Caret-T

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    Fork of Caret Editor that has full Tern integration (Intellisense for Javascript)

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
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  14. HAPedit icon

    HAPedit

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    HAPedit is an acronym for Html Asp Php editor; a win32 text-mode editor useful for all developers of dynamic web pages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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