ne is described as 'Text editor based on the POSIX standard that runs (we hope) on almost any UN*X machine. ne is easy to use for the beginner, but powerful and fully configurable for the wizard, and most sparing in its resource usage' and is a Text Editor in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to ne for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Flathub apps. The best ne alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ne are Vim, Zed Editor, Neovim and gedit.