Jottr Alternatives

Apps similar to Jottr include Vim, which is free and open source. Other options are gedit, GNU nano, TextMate and CotEditor. You're spoiled for choice with Text Editors like Jottr: we list more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, the web and Android.

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Jottr alternatives page was last updated Jul 15, 2026

dedtxt
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A dead simple plain-text editor. A bit like TextEdit or Notepad but even simpler and with fewer features. No hidden text. No formatting. No settings. One textarea and the current file. Raw bytes in, raw bytes out, UTF-8 by default, no line-ending weirdness. Install easily as a web app.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Text Editor
Origin
United States
Platforms
Online
United States
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Janus Text Editor
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Janus is a simple, native Linux text editor. Supports UTF-8 and binary data through it's binary editing mode. Spiritual successor to Leafpad.
52 Janus Text Editor alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Text Editor
Platforms
Linux
Flathub
Flatpak
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