Open Source Notepad++ Alternatives for Chrome OS

Notepad++ is not available for Chrome OS but there are some alternatives with similar functionality. The best open source Chrome OS alternative is gedit. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Notepad++ and six of them are open source and available for Chrome OS so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Chrome OS alternatives to Notepad++ are Pulsar Editor, Caret, Text and Keypress Editor.

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  1. gedit icon

    gedit

     696 likes

    Extensible text editor with UTF-8 support, syntax highlighting for several programming and markup languages, remote editing, file reverting, print preview, clipboard operations, powerful search, customizable fonts and colors, line numbering, and plugin support.

    194 gedit alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • OpenSolaris
    The Default look under GNOME with Adwaita
     
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    gedit vs Notepad++ Comments
    rmpbklyn
    Negative
    6

    no sorting and don't reconize regular expression when 'replace' or search

    Guest
    Negative
    12

    Gedit can't fold code, can't make ident lines, and the ident is strange!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    4

    Some essential plugins missing especially around code formatting tools

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • gedit is Free and Open SourceNotepad++ is also Free and Open Source
    • gedit is CustomizableNotepad++ is not according to our users
  4. Caret icon

    Caret

     32 likes

    Caret is a lightweight-but-powerful programmer's editor running as a Chrome Packaged App. Inspired by Sublime and built on top of the Ace editing component, it offers:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    Caret screenshot 1
     
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    tvgoing1
    Negative
    0

    not online, works only for chrome and cloud based

    Guest
    Positive
    1

    It has similar options, you can select the language you are programming on and also has themes.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    1

    Its not an online, cloud based app. It works only for chrome.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Caret is Free and Open SourceNotepad++ is also Free and Open Source
    • Caret is CustomizableNotepad++ is not according to our users
  5. Text icon

    Text

     12 likes

    Text.app is a simple text editor for Chrome OS and Chrome. It's fast, lets you open multiple files at once, has syntax highlighting, and saves to Google Drive on Chrome OS.

    93 Text alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    Text screenshot 1
     
  7. Caret-T icon

    Caret-T

     Like

    Fork of Caret Editor that has full Tern integration (Intellisense for Javascript)

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    Caret-T screenshot 1
     
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