Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
- Global
Notepad 4 Alternatives
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149 jEdit alternativesjEdit 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...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Global
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.
Platforms
- Windows
United Kingdom
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125 EditPad Lite alternativesEditPad 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:
Cost / License
- Free Personal
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- United Kingdom
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
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...
Platforms
- Windows
United States
+2
SynWrite is a free source code editor and notepad replacement for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems.
Platforms
- Windows
- Total Commander
Russia
126 TextPad alternativesTextPad is designed to provide the power and functionality to satisfy the most demanding text editing requirements. It can edit files up to the limits of virtual memory, and it will work with the 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, Server 2003 and 2008.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
- United Kingdom
- 50 notePad++++ alternatives
A native macOS text editor with syntax highlighting for 50+ languages, Markdown WYSIWYG, JSON/YAML support, regex and Column Mode, custom scripts, batch processing, and optional AI assistance.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
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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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
- United Kingdom
Twistpad is a fully featured text and code editor for Windows. Twistpad can be used as a simple notepad replacer, or a featured packed editor targeting web and software developers.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
Germany
EU
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PlainForge opens, edits, and saves local files with a focus on privacy, control, and productivity. No ads, no tracking, no login, and no internet permission.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Android
