Lite XL AlternativesOnly apps categorised as IDEs - Page 2

The best IDE alternative to Lite XL is Visual Studio Code, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Lite XL and many of them are IDEs so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting IDE alternatives to Lite XL are VSCodium, Sublime Text, Vim and Zed Editor.

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Lite XL is a lightweight text editor written mostly in Lua — it aims to provide something practical, pretty, small and...

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Lite XL alternatives page was last updated Mar 3, 2025
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  1. Lapce icon

    Lapce

     26 likes
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    Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Lapce screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Rust
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Built-in terminal emulation
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5. Git icon  Git Support
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Full-Text Search
    8.  Portable
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Modal editor

    Lapce VS Lite XL

     
  2. Aptana Studio icon

    Aptana Studio

     333 likes
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    Aptana Studio is a complete web development environment that combines powerful authoring tools with a collection of online hosting and collaboration services that help you and your team do more. Includes support for PHP, CSS, FTP, and more...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Aptana Studio screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last update is from Feb 2021 and the last release is from Jul 2018.

    Aptana Studio Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Support for FTP

    Aptana Studio VS Lite XL

     
  4. WebStorm icon

    WebStorm

     132 likes
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    JetBrains WebStorm is a commercial IDE for JavaScript, CSS & HTML built on JetBrains' IntelliJ IDEA platform.

    53 WebStorm alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    WebStorm screenshot 1

    WebStorm Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Support for Javascript
    3.  Secure File Sharing

    WebStorm VS Lite XL

     
  5. Bluefish Editor icon

    Bluefish Editor

     160 likes
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    Bluefish is a powerful editor targeted towards programmers and webdesigners, with many options to write websites, scripts and programming code. Bluefish supports many programming and markup languages, and it focuses on editing dynamic and interactive websites.

    213 Bluefish Editor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Bluefish Editor screenshot 1

    Bluefish Editor Features

    1.  Arduino
    2.  PHP IDE
    3.  Support for SFTP

    Bluefish Editor VS Lite XL

     
  6. Zasper icon

    Zasper

     10 likes
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    A powerful IDE for data science, Zasper excels with massive concurrency support, enabling numerous simultaneous connections, minimal memory usage, and speedy performance. Suited for REPL-style data apps like Jupyter notebooks, fully supported on Mac with limited Linux support.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Zasper screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Built-in terminal emulation
    8.  Data science
    9.  Version Control Integration
    10.  Electron based

    Zasper VS Lite XL

     
  7. Qt Creator icon

    Qt Creator

     108 likes
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    Qt Creator is a cross-platform integrated development environment (IDE) built for the maximum developer experience. Qt Creator runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS desktop operating systems and allows developers to create software across desktop, mobile, and embedded platforms.

    129 Qt Creator alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FI flagFinland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Qt Creator screenshot 1

    Qt Creator Features

    1.  Autocompletion
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Code Formatting
    6.  C++
    7.  QT Based
    8.  Visual studio intergration
    9.  Debugging
    10.  Refactoring

    Qt Creator VS Lite XL

     
  9. JetBrains Fleet icon

    JetBrains Fleet

     12 likes
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    Built from scratch, based on 20 years of experience developing IDEs. Fleet uses the IntelliJ code-processing engine, with a distributed IDE architecture and a reimagined UI.

    191 JetBrains Fleet alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    JetBrains Fleet screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Code Formatting
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Autocompletion
    6.  Support for MarkDown

    JetBrains Fleet VS Lite XL

     
  10. Trae icon

    Trae

     11 likes
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    Trae is an adaptive AI IDE that transforms how you work, collaborating with you to run faster.

    24 Trae alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Trae screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2. Git icon  Git Support
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Real time collaboration
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Code Formatting
    7.  Autocompletion
    8.  Full-Text Search
    9.  AI-Powered

    Trae VS Lite XL

     
  11. Squircle CE icon

    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...

    65 Squircle CE alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    Squircle CE screenshot 1
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    Squircle CE screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Autocompletion
    6.  No registration required
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Full-Text Search
    9. Git icon  Git Support
    10. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    11.  Ad-free
    12.  Code Completion

    Squircle CE VS Lite XL

     

    • Squircle CE is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Lite XL.

    • Squircle CE is Free and Open SourceLite XL is also Free and Open Source
    • Squircle CE is LightweightLite XL is not according to our users
  12. 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 Lite XL

     
  13. ecode icon

    ecode

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    ecode screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Portable
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Full-Text Search
    9.  Autocompletion
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  Color Palette
    12.  Tree view

    ecode VS Lite XL

     
  14. GNOME Builder icon

    GNOME Builder

     20 likes
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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.

    64 GNOME Builder alternatives

    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 Lite XL

     
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