MS Paint IDE Alternatives

MS Paint IDE is described as 'People joke about what IDE they use often, things like Word, MS Notepad, sometimes even Eclipse, and then often times MS Paint. People joke about MS Paint because it's not even a text editor, people joke about it because it doesn't have one feature in common with IDEs' and is a IDE in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to MS Paint IDE for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and Flathub apps. The best MS Paint IDE alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MS Paint IDE are Geany, Kate, gedit and Notepad3.

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MS Paint IDE alternatives page was last updated Jan 27, 2021
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  1. Kakoune icon

    Kakoune

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    Vim inspired text editor with support for multiple selections and scores of other "out of the box" features.

    79 Kakoune alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Cygwin
    Kakoune screenshot 1

    Kakoune Features

    1.  Autocompletion
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Modal editor
    4.  Works in a terminal
    5.  Multiple Cursors

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  2. jEdit icon

    jEdit

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    jEdit is a mature programmer's text editor with hundreds (counting the time developing plugins) of person-years of development behind it. jEdit beats many expensive development tools for features and ease of use AND it is released as free software with full source code...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    jEdit on Windows

    jEdit Features

    1.  Java based

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  4. Textadept icon

    Textadept

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    Textadept is a fast, minimalist, and ridiculously extensible cross-platform text editor for programmers. Written in a combination of C and Lua and relentlessly optimized for speed and minimalism over the years, Textadept is an ideal editor for programmers who want endless...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    running in windows 7. (aero disabled)

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Portable
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Lua scripting

    Textadept VS MS Paint IDE

     
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    HTMLPad

    HTML, CSS, JavaScript editor featuring AI-assisted code improvements, HTML validator, spell check, FTP access, snippet library, and multi-browser previews for effective web development.

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  6. Textastic icon

    Textastic

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    Textastic is an advanced code editor for iOS and macOS with support for syntax highlighting, remote file transfer, and SSH.

    67 Textastic alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Textastic screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Support for FTP
    4.  Sync with iCloud
    5. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration
    6.  Support for SFTP
    7.  Local Storage

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    • Textastic is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to MS Paint IDE.

    • Textastic is Paid and ProprietaryMS Paint IDE is Free and Open Source
  7. Light Table icon

    Light Table

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    Light Table is a new interactive IDE that lets you modify running programs and embed anything from websites to games. It provides the real time feedback we need to not only answer questions about our code, but to understand how our programs really work.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    Light Table screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last version (0.8.1) is from January 2016.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Clean design

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

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  8. Xed icon

    Xed

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    A 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.

    152 Xed alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • IE flagIreland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Xed screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  No registration required
    3.  X server
    4.  Support for Unicode
    5.  Automatic Indentation

    Xed VS MS Paint IDE

     
  10. Graviton Editor icon

    Graviton Editor

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Graviton Editor screenshot 1

    Graviton Editor Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Autocompletion
    4.  Plugin API

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  11. Nova icon

    Nova

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    The beautiful, fast, flexible, native Mac code editor from Panic.

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Nova screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Autocompletion
    4.  Live Preview
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Support for FTP

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  12. Programmer's Notepad icon

    Programmer's Notepad

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    Notepad more focused on developing than just scribble down notes.

    These is not an exhaustive feature list, but gives you some idea of the features present in Programmer’s Notepad.

    • Syntax Highlighting for lots of languages, configured with schemes
    • Multi-language use.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    PN on Vista
    Discontinued

    not updated since 3 dec 2016

    Programmer's Notepad Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Portable
    3.  Tabbed interface
    4.  Multiple languages
    5.  Support for regular expressions
    6.  Search and Replace

    Programmer's Notepad VS MS Paint IDE

     
  13. NINJA-IDE icon

    NINJA-IDE

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    NINJA-IDE (from the recursive acronym: "Ninja-IDE Is Not Just Another IDE"), is a cross-platform integrated development environment (IDE). NINJA-IDE runs on Linux/X11, Mac OS X and Windows desktop operating systems, and allows developers to create applications for...

    56 NINJA-IDE alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • AR flagArgentina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    NINJA-IDE screenshot 1

    NINJA-IDE Features

    1.  Python IDE

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  14. Notepadqq icon

    Notepadqq

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    Notepadqq is designed from developers, for developers. With its more than 100 supported languages, it is the ideal text editor for your daily tasks.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Notepadqq screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    From the GitHub repository: "This project is not actively maintained anymore. New maintainers are welcome."

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Raw test editor
    3.  Simple text editor

    Notepadqq VS MS Paint IDE

     
  15. GNOME Builder icon

    GNOME Builder

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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.

    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

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