Notepad++ Alternatives

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   Textastic

    17 likes

   Textastic is an advanced code editor for iOS and macOS with support for syntax highlighting, remote file transfer, and SSH.

   76 Textastic alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Code Editor
   • Text Editor

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Since

   • Since 2011

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • iPhone
   • iPad

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Positive comment by Guest · Sep 14, 2015

   It's the same as Notepad++ but for iPad

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   • Textastic is Paid and ProprietaryNotepad++ is Free and Open Source
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   Notepad Next

    14 likes

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

   89 Notepad Next alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • Text Editor

   Since

   • Since 2022

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Mac
   • Linux
   • Flathub

   

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   SciTE

    149 likes

   SciTE is a SCIntilla based Text Editor. Originally built to demonstrate Scintilla, it has grown to be a generally useful editor with facilities for building and running programs. It is best used for jobs with simple configurations - I use it for building test and demonstration...

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Code Editor
   • Text Editor

   Origin

   • Australia

   Since

   • Since 2009

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Mac
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Xfce

   • Australia

   

   

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   Positive comment by xxavx · Sep 30, 2016

   A simpler version of Notepad++. Supports all the jazz you'll need: syntax higlighting, it's clever with Tabs, mass renaminc, etc. No macros though.

   Positive comment by Guest · Mar 17, 2018

   A simple and hackable notepad.

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   • SciTE is Free and Open SourceNotepad++ is also Free and Open Source
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   Squircle CE

    13 likes

   Squircle CE is a fast, lightweight code editor and file manager with support for over 30 programming languages, remote file access via SFTP/FTP(S) and Git VCS integration. Whether you're a student, hobbyist, or professional developer, Squircle CE lets you write, manage, and...

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Code Editor
   • Text Editor

   Origin

   • Russia

   Since

   • Since 2022

   Platforms

   • Android
   • Android Tablet
   • F-Droid

   • Russia

   

   

   

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   Positive comment by 0x6A7232 · Feb 10, 2024

   Only one I tried that just works like a mobile app should instead of trying to make you pretend like you're sitting at a desktop / laptop with a keyboard.

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   • Squircle CE is Free and Open SourceNotepad++ is also Free and Open Source
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   WriteMonkey

    129 likes

   Writemonkey is a Windows zenware writing application with an extremely stripped down user interface, leaving you alone with your thoughts and your words.

   123 WriteMonkey alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Text Editor
   • Word Processor

   Origin

   • Slovenia
   • EU

   Since

   • Since 2009

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • Slovenia
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Zasper

    10 likes

   A powerful IDE for data science, Zasper excels with massive concurrency support, enabling numerous simultaneous connections, minimal memory usage, and speedy performance. Suited for REPL-style data apps like Jupyter notebooks, fully supported on Mac with limited Linux support.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Code Editor
   • IDE

   Origin

   • India

   Since

   • Since 2025

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Mac
   • Linux

   • India

   

   

   

   +5

   

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    Nova

     8 likes

    The beautiful, fast, flexible, native Mac code editor from Panic.

    138 Nova alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Code Editor
    • Text Editor

    Origin

    • United States

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Mac

    • United States

    

    

    

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    TextWrangler

     152 likes

    TextWrangler is the powerful general purpose text editor, and Unix and server administrator’s tool.

    107 TextWrangler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Code Editor
    • Text Editor

    Origin

    • United States

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac

    • United States

    

    

    

    +1

    

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    Notepad 4

     5 likes

    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

    Application typeApplication types

    • Text Editor
    • Code Editor

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

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    Kakoune

     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

    Application typeApplication types

    • Code Editor
    • Text Editor

    Origin

    • France
    • EU

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Cygwin

    • France
    • EU

    

    

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    BBEdit

     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.

    136 BBEdit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Code Editor
    • Text Editor

    Origin

    • United States

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac

    • United States

    

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    Positive comment by Kelson V · Nov 3, 2022

    BBEdit is a great alternative to Notepad++ if you're on a Mac instead of Windows.

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    • BBEdit is Freemium and ProprietaryNotepad++ is Free and Open Source
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    Leafpad

     67 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.

    117 Leafpad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • Text Editor
    • Code Editor

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • MacPorts

    

    

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