Micro AlternativesCode & Text Editors like Micro

Micro is described as 'Terminal-based text editor that aims to be easy to use and intuitive, while also taking advantage of the full capabilities of modern terminals' and is a popular Text Editor in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Micro for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Micro alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Micro are Visual Studio Code, VSCodium, Vim and Zed Editor.

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  1. Notepad++ icon

    Notepad++

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    Notepad++ is a free, open-source code editor supporting several languages, offering features like syntax highlighting, plugin support, dark mode, portability, privacy, and efficient resource usage, making it highly customizable and suitable for various programming needs.

    246 Notepad++ alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    Comments about Notepad++ as an Alternative to Micro
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    OOB support for languages is too poor.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Notepad++ is the most popular Windows alternative to Micro.

    • Notepad++ is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Micro.

    • Notepad++ is Free and Open SourceMicro is also Free and Open Source
  2. 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.

    201 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 Micro
    Guest
    Negative
    3

    no console support - and too heavy

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    likov
    Positive
    0

    it's a powerful, well supported, free editor with a lot of plugins. while it doesn't work in the console mode as Micro, more functions are available.

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

    • Visual Studio Code is Free and ProprietaryMicro is Free and Open Source
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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.

    194 VSCodium alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Electron
    • Snapcraft
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
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    Comments about VSCodium as an Alternative to Micro
    likov
    Positive
    0

    it's a powerful, well supported, free editor with a lot of plugins. while it doesn't work in the console mode as Micro, more functions are available.

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    • VSCodium is Free and Open SourceMicro is also Free and Open Source
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    Vim

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    Vim ("Vi IMproved") is an advanced text editor that allows syntax highlighting, word completion and has a huge amount of contributed content. It also has a GUI version called GVim.

    212 Vim alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • OpenSolaris
    • MorphOS
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
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    Comments about Vim as an Alternative to Micro
    Tired Rabbit
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    Vim is NOT intuitive if you come from GUI apps and if you are not willing to reconfigure it a lot. Micro for the other hand is less advanced and not well-known enough (but still has plugins and advanced options, and also well-documented in internal help menus), but has sane defaults and one-file executable without external dependencies.

    It's just about picking your favorite which works for you better, really

    Centaro
    Negative
    0

    You have to learn vim bindings.

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    • Vim is Free and Open SourceMicro is also Free 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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    Neovim

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    Refactored version of Vim, simplifying maintenance, improving developer contributions, and enabling new user interfaces. Features extensible plugin architecture, lightweight resource usage, syntax highlighting, no registration, ad-free, and distraction-free mode.

    103 Neovim alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chocolatey
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
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    GNU Emacs

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    GNU Emacs is an extensible, customizable text editor—and more. At its core is an interpreter for Emacs Lisp, a dialect of the Lisp programming language with extensions to support text editing. The features of GNU Emacs include:

    178 GNU Emacs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Debian
    • MacPorts
    • Homebrew
    The GNU Emacs Manual calls Emacs the extensible, customizable, self-documenting real-time display editor
     

    • GNU Emacs is the most popular Android alternative to Micro.

    • GNU Emacs is Free and Open SourceMicro is also Free and Open Source
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    gedit

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    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

    Platforms

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

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    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
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    Comments about GNU nano as an Alternative to Micro
    likov
    Positive
    0

    it'a a free and friendly console editor with a full-screen editor, less obscure if compared to vim

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    • GNU nano is Free and Open SourceMicro is also Free and Open Source
  12. Edit icon

    Edit

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    Open-source command-line text editor for Windows with a modern interface inspired by MS-DOS Editor, featuring key bindings, lightweight build under 250KB, multi-file handling with ctrl + P, keyboard-optimized navigation, and direct file editing for developers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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