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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  1. HTMLPad icon

    HTMLPad

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    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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    Country of Origin

    • LV flagLatvia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    HTMLPad screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Support for FTP
    4.  Support for SFTP

    HTMLPad VS MS Paint IDE

     
  2. EditPlus icon

    EditPlus

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    EditPlus is a text editor, HTML editor and programmers editor for Windows. While it can serve as a good Notepad replacement, it also offers many powerful features for Web page authors and programmers.

    66 EditPlus alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • KR flagSouth Korea

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main window

    EditPlus Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  PHP IDE
    3.  Support for regular expressions
    4.  Support for FTP
    5.  Search and Replace
    6.  Tabbed interface
    7.  Shell integration
    8.  Integrated Web Browser
    9.  Support for Unicode

    EditPlus VS MS Paint IDE

     
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    Editor

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    Simple Android text editor.

    73 Editor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    Editor screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Ad-free

    Editor VS MS Paint IDE

     

    • Editor is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to MS Paint IDE.

    • Editor is Free and Open SourceMS Paint IDE is also Free and Open Source
    • Editor is LightweightMS Paint IDE is not according to our users
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    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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    Judge0 IDE

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    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.

    170 Judge0 IDE alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • HR flagCroatia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Judge0 IDE screenshot 1

    Judge0 IDE VS MS Paint IDE

     

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

    • Judge0 IDE is Free and Open SourceMS Paint IDE is also Free and Open Source
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    Espresso

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    Espresso is a powerful text editor for web developers, from the creators of CSSEdit .

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    Country of Origin

    • BE flagBelgium
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Main window and preview

    Espresso Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Spell Checking
    3.  Code Completion
    4.  Live css editing

    Espresso VS MS Paint IDE

     
  8. Text Editor Pro icon

    Text Editor Pro

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    Text Editor Pro (formerly EditBone) is a powerful text editing tool that comes with syntax highlighting, support for over 50 languages and scripts, 22 different styles, a handy file comparison feature and support for multiple directories and search results.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • HU flagHungary
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Text Editor Pro screenshot 1

    Text Editor Pro Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Syntax Highlighting

    Text Editor Pro VS MS Paint IDE

     
  10. QuickNote icon

    QuickNote

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    Virtual scrapbook for Desktop with a plain text editor. With Quicknote, in its resizable window you can jot down your notes and organize them in categories. Beneath the normal text functions, it can let you directly access frequently run programs, manage windows tasks, and even...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Copy Text from dialog boxes or error-messages

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Reminders
    5.  Sketch

    QuickNote VS MS Paint IDE

     
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    MacVim

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    MacVim is a port of the text editor Vim to macOS. MacVim supports multiple windows with tabbed editing and a host of other features such as:

    87 MacVim alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    MacVim screenshot 1

    MacVim Features

    1.  No registration required

    MacVim VS MS Paint IDE

     
  12. EditPad Lite icon

    EditPad Lite

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    EditPad Lite is a compact general-purpose text editor. Use EditPad Lite to easily edit any kind of plain text file. EditPad Lite has all the essential features to make text editing a breeze:

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    EditPad Lite screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Multiple languages
    3.  Support for Large File
    4.  Support for regular expressions

    EditPad Lite VS MS Paint IDE

     
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    metapad

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    Metapad is a small, fast (and completely free) text editor for Windows 9x/NT/XP/Vista with similar features to Microsoft Notepad but with many extra (and rather useful) features. It was designed to completely replace Notepad since it includes all of Notepads features and much...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main Window and Settings
    Discontinued

    The last update was in 2012.

    metapad Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Simple text editor

    metapad VS MS Paint IDE

     
  14. SynWrite icon

    SynWrite

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    SynWrite is a free source code editor and notepad replacement for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Total Commander
    SynWrite screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last update was on 29-08-2017. Synwrite is continued on CudaText.Only there is no Total Commander plug-in with CudaText.

    SynWrite Features

    1.  Spell Checking
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Portable
    4.  Tree structure

    SynWrite VS MS Paint IDE

     
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    BabelPad

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    BabelPad is a free Unicode text editor for Windows that supports the proper rendering of most complex scripts, and allows you to assign different fonts to different scripts in order to facilitate multi-script text editing.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    BabelPad screenshot 1

    BabelPad Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Support for Unicode
    3.  Multiple languages

    BabelPad VS MS Paint IDE

     
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