HxD is a carefully designed and fast hex editor which, additionally to raw disk editing and modifying of main memory (RAM), handles files of any size.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
Germany
EU
MadEdit Alternatives
MadEdit has been discontinued. Similar apps include Notepad++, which is free and open source. Other options are Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text, VSCodium and Vim. Text Editors like MadEdit are a crowded field, with more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, Chrome OS and the web.
Alternatives list
- 57 HxD alternatives
147 Windows Notepad alternativesFast, 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
United States
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Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MPL-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Flathub
- Haiku
Russia
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232 Bluefish Editor alternativesBluefish 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- Haiku
- Global
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
China
233 UltraEdit alternativesUltraEdit is a commercially maintained editor built for critical work where performance, reliability, and security matter most.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- United States
+1
SciTE is a SCIntilla based Text Editor. Originally built to demonstrate Scintilla, it has grown to be a generally useful editor with facilities for building and running programs. It is best used for jobs with simple configurations - I use it for building test and demonstration...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Xfce
Australia
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...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
- F-Droid
- Russia
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.
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
- Cygwin
- MacPorts
135 EmEditor alternativesVersatile Windows editor offering lightweight, ultra-fast performance with robust support for text, code, and CSV files, AI-assisted writing, macros, Unicode, plugins, syntax highlighting, advanced search, column editing, split views, and file encoding conversion.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- United States
+7
167 Xed alternativesA text editor forked from Pluma and Gedit. Xed is the default text editor of Linux Mint. It can be customized and is available in multiple languages.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
Ireland- EU
+4
107 TextWrangler alternativesTextWrangler is the powerful general purpose text editor, and Unix and server administrator’s tool.
Platforms
- Mac
- United States
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