Neovim Alternatives

Neovim is described as 'Refactored version of Vim with enhanced extensibility and modern plugin architecture' and is a very popular Code Editor in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Neovim for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Neovim alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Neovim are Visual Studio Code, VSCodium, Sublime Text and Vim.

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Refactored version of Vim with enhanced extensibility and modern plugin architecture.

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Neovim alternatives page was last updated Jul 7, 2025
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  1. Editor icon

    Editor

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    Simple Android text editor.

    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

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  2. Notepad icon

    Notepad

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    Notepad is a fast and distraction-free online writing space. Capture thoughts, take notes, and share instantly. Perfect for quick ideas, to-do lists, etc.

    51 Notepad alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    Notepad screenshot 1

    Notepad Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Automatic Backup

    Notepad VS Neovim

     
  4. Tilde icon

    Tilde

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    Tilde is a text editor for the console/terminal, which provides an intuitive interface for people accustomed to GUI environments such as Gnome, KDE and Windows. Example: copy current selection is Control-C; paste previously copied text is Control-V.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Tilde screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Autocompletion
    2.  Full-Text Search
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  Terminal-based

    Tilde VS Neovim

     
  5. ATPad icon

    ATPad

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    ATPad is a simple Notepad replacement written in pure C and Windows API. Keeping simplicity of Notepad it provides many additional features. 90kb UPX repacked.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • The Portable Freeware Collection
    90kb!

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Portable
    3.  Send to email
    4.  Code Completion

    ATPad VS Neovim

     

  6. McWig

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    McWig is a modal, Vim-like text editor written in Go.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    McWig screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Autocompletion
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Modal editor
    6.  Org-mode
    7.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts

    McWig VS Neovim

     
  7. Traditional Ex - Vi editor icon

    Traditional Ex - Vi editor

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    The vi editor is one of the most common text editors on Unix. It was developed starting around 1976 by Bill Joy at UCB, who was tired of the ed editor. But since he used ed as a code base, access to the original sources has required a commercial Unix Source Code License for more...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Vi session editing, tildes signify lines not present in the file.
    Discontinued

    The last update is from 2013.

    Traditional Ex - Vi editor VS Neovim

     
  9. Java-Editor icon

    Java-Editor

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    Integrated Java development environments set high requirements on the computer equipment.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Java-Editor screenshot 1

    Java-Editor Features

    1.  Java IDE
    2.  GUI Designer

    Java-Editor VS Neovim

     
  10. BeagleEditor icon

    BeagleEditor

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    A lightweight, minimal and powerful code editor. This editor has many features. Some of them are:

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    BeagleEditor when no file opened

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    BeagleEditor VS Neovim

     
  11. Whisk icon

    Whisk

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    Tumult Whisk is the lightweight HTML and PHP editor with a live preview pane that displays the updated page as you type. It is an essential app for your web dev toolkit.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Whisk screenshot 1

    Whisk Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Live Preview

    Whisk VS Neovim

     
  12. Diakonos icon

    Diakonos

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    Diakonos is a powerful and easy to use console-based text editor.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Diakonos screenshot 1

    Diakonos Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Console-based

    Diakonos VS Neovim

     
  13. Liri Text icon

    Liri Text

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    Material Design text editor.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Qt
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Liri Text screenshot 1

    Liri Text VS Neovim

     
  14. TEXTREME icon

    TEXTREME

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    TEXTREME is a lively, animated text editor with the feel of a retro videogame complete with sounds and game-like visual effects. The screen shakes as you type while particle effects decorate new characters.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    TEXTREME screenshot 1

    TEXTREME Features

    1.  Text editing

    TEXTREME VS Neovim

     
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