Left AlternativesText Editors and other similar apps like Left

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   Kate

    310 likes

   The Kate project develops two main products: KatePart, the advanced editor component which is used in numerous KDE applications requiring a text editing component, and Kate, a MDI text editor application.

   142 Kate alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Code Editor
   • Text Editor

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • KDE Plasma
   • Flathub
   • Flatpak
   • Snapcraft

   

   

   

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   • Kate is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Left.

   • Kate is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Left.

   • Kate is Free and Open SourceLeft is also Free and Open Source
   • Kate is LightweightLeft is not according to our users
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   gedit

    693 likes

   Official text editor of the GNOME desktop environment. Has syntax highlighting and is suitable for programming, with support for several languages. It is extensible with plugins.

   190 gedit alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Text Editor
   • Code Editor

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Chrome OS
   • BSD
   • GNOME
   • OpenSolaris
   • Flathub

   

   

   

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   GNU nano

    289 likes

   GNU nano is a small and friendly text editor. Besides basic text editing, nano offers many extra features like an interactive search and replace, go to line and column number, auto-indentation, feature toggles, internationalization support, and filename tab completion.

   152 GNU nano alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Text Editor
   • Code Editor

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Haiku

   

   

   

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   Pulsar Editor

    47 likes

   A Community-led Hyper-Hackable Text Editor, built on Electron. and based on everything we love about our favorite editors.

   74 Pulsar Editor alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Code Editor
   • Text Editor

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Chrome OS
   • BSD
   • Electron

   

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   Windows Notepad

    182 likes

   Fast, streamlined editor with extensive features, bundled with Windows since 1985. Supports plain text, UTF-8, and over 100 languages with enhanced functionality since 2018, including dark mode, Bing search, and large file handling.

   143 Windows Notepad alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Text Editor

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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   Graviton Editor

    17 likes

   Graviton Code Editor is a minimalist, cross-platform editor focused on speed, customization and productivity.

   184 Graviton Editor alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Code Editor
   • Text Editor

   Origin

   • Spain
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

   

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9. 

   

   ecode

    6 likes

   ecode is a lightweight multi-platform code editor designed for modern hardware with a focus on responsiveness and performance. It has been developed with the hardware-accelerated eepp GUI, which provides the core technology for the editor.

   57 ecode alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Code Editor
   • Text Editor

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Haiku

   

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    Paper - Writing App

     5 likes

    Super-clean writing space with a lot of configurability that stays out of sight when you don’t need it.

    126 Paper - Writing App alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    • Note-taking Tool
    • Text Editor

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    

    

    

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    • Paper - Writing App is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Left.

    • Paper - Writing App is Freemium and ProprietaryLeft is Free and Open Source
    • Paper - Writing App is CustomizableLeft is not according to our users
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    Judge0 IDE

     8 likes

    Judge0 IDE is a free and open-source online code editor that allows you to write and execute code from a rich set of languages. It's perfect for anybody who just wants to quickly write and run some code without opening a full-featured IDE on their computer.

    168 Judge0 IDE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Code Editor

    Origin

    • Croatia
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    

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    • Judge0 IDE is the most popular Web-based, SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to Left.

    • Judge0 IDE is Free and Open SourceLeft is also Free and Open Source
12. 

    

    Lines code editor

     4 likes

    Lines is a modern and minimalist text editor - IDE with support for over 150 programming languages, embedded code inspectors and many other cool tools to help you write better code.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    • Text Editor
    • Code Editor

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    

    

    

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    Tilde

     3 likes

    Tilde is a text editor for the console/terminal, which provides an intuitive interface for people accustomed to GUI environments such as Gnome, KDE and Windows. Example: copy current selection is Control-C; paste previously copied text is Control-V.

    128 Tilde alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    • Text Editor
    • Code Editor

    Origin

    • Netherlands
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Linux

    

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    Nota (Maui Applications)

     2 likes

    Nota is a convergent text editor. Nota is easy to use, with a simple interface by default. Nota supports syntax highlighting for various languages, focus mode, annotations, configurable fonts, colors, a integrated side panel and more.

    113 Nota (Maui Applications) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    • Text Editor
    • Code Editor

    Origin

    • Mexico

    Platforms

    • Linux

    

    

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