Notepad++ Alternatives

Notepad++ is described as 'Free open-source code editor and Notepad replacement supporting multiple languages, featuring high speed, low resource usage, privacy focus, and plugin extensibility' and is a leading Code Editor in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Notepad++ for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Notepad++ alternative is Sublime Text, which is free. Other great apps like Notepad++ are Visual Studio Code, Geany, Kate and Vim.

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  1. Xed Editor icon
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    Xed Editor is a versatile text and code editor designed specifically for Android devices, offering users the ability to create, edit, and manage their text and code files with ease on their mobile devices.

    59 Xed Editor alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  2. BBEdit icon
     48 likes

    BBEdit is a professional HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. Specifically crafted in response to the needs of Web authors and software developers, this award-winning product provides an abundance of high-performance features for editing, searching, and manipulation of text.

    129 BBEdit alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
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    BBEdit vs Notepad++ Comments
    Kelson V
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    BBEdit is a great alternative to Notepad++ if you're on a Mac instead of Windows.

    • BBEdit is Freemium and ProprietaryNotepad++ is Free and Open Source
  3. Caret icon
     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:

    107 Caret alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
     
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    Discontinued

    Github repository has been archived by the owner on Mar 17, 2022

    Caret vs Notepad++ Comments
    tvgoing1
    Negative
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    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.

    Guest
    Negative
    1

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

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    • Caret is Free and Open SourceNotepad++ is also Free and Open Source
    • Caret is a Text Editor Notepad++ is a Code Editor
    • Caret is CustomizableNotepad++ is not according to our users
  4. Leafpad icon
     68 likes

    Leafpad is a lightweight text editor that emphasizes simplicity. As development focuses on keeping weight down to a minimum, only the most essential features are implemented in the editor.

    113 Leafpad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • MacPorts
     
  5. Kakoune icon
     21 likes

    Vim inspired text editor with support for multiple selections and scores of other "out of the box" features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Cygwin
     
  6. Notepad Next icon
     12 likes

    A cross-platform, reimplementation of Notepad++. Releases are available for Windows, Linux, and macOS.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  7. Pragtical icon
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    Pragtical is a code editor which was forked from Lite XL (also a fork of lite) written mostly in Lua with a focus on been practical rather than minimalist. The name of the editor is a mixture of the words pragmatic and practical, two words that properly define our development...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. jEdit icon
     115 likes

    jEdit 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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. #Pad icon
     5 likes

    Desktop notepad for Windows and macOS with #tag-based note organization, built-in TODOs, reminders, regex search, professional editor, clipboard and operation history, plugin support, file versioning, large file handling, and a free 14-day trial.

    16 #Pad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  10. Notepad 4 icon
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    A lightweight Scintilla based text editor with syntax highlighting, code folding, auto-completion and API list for many programming languages and documents, bundled with file browser plugin matepath.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
     
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