Notepad++ Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to Notepad++ is Visual Studio Code, which is free. Other popular alternatives are Sublime Text, VSCodium, Vim and Zed. Text Editors like Notepad++ are a crowded field, with more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, the web and Android.

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  1. Easy WebContent is an online web based application that makes updating and editing web sites available to anyone who owns or has a web site – easy. The program is available online and it works with nearly all HTML based websites.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Online
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  2. DevTEd Lite is a free source code editor that supports several languages. System requirements: MS WIndows 10 or later.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. Bird is a UNICODE based free text editor that you can create and edit text what you need. Added even more clarity in the characters you typed. It reads ASCII as well as UNICODE text, UNICODE up to LE (Little Endian). Its not portable, needed installation in the computer only.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2022

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Jollpi icon
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    Jollpi is a lightweight, simple, and reliable text editor, built with Python 3, GTK4, and GtkSourceView 5. This version is a modern rewrite of the original 2010 Python 2 + PyGTK Jollpi text editor - now refreshed for modern Linux distributions.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  5. YuranPad icon
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    Download YuranPad for free. YuranPad is a free text editor, for both platforms : Microsoft Windows 7/8/10/XP/Vista/2003 and Linux (distributions like : Mint, Debian, Ubuntu, Centos, Redhat, Fedora, ...) with minimal system requirements.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2020

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. JOE icon
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    JOE is a full featured terminal-based screen editor which is distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). JOE has been around since 1988 and comes standard with many Linux distributions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  7. Unreal X-Editor is the best tool for programming using Unreal Script language.

    Enterly developped for Unreal Script and Unreal Developpment Kit, all is here to help the programmer and the game designers !

    Auto-complete, class view, find functions in all files, and "Wizards.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. ConTEXT icon
     10 likes

    ConTEXT is a small, fast and powerful freeware text editor, developed to serve as a secondary tool for software developers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Enki icon
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    Enki is a text editor for programmers. It is: –User friendly. Intuitive interface. Works out of the box. You don’t have to read a lot of docs -Hacker friendly. Code as quickly as possible. Without mouse. -Lighweight. Some IDEs show splashscreen. enki will never do it. It just sta.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  10. Appy Text icon
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    Appy Text is a super fast + lightweight text editor. Immersive too - more content, less chrome. If you're a Notepad user but have been looking for a charmingly simple, modern and free alternative then look no further. Made (carefully) for PC, tablet and phone.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
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  11. Scriptly icon
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    Webocton - Scriptly is an extensive Windows freeware code editor for writing HTML and programming PHP.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2020

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    ad (pronounced A.D.) is an attempt at combining a modal editing interface of likes of vi and kakoune with the approach to extensibility of Plan9's Acme. Inside of ad text is something you can execute as well as edit.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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