Notepad++ Alternatives for Chrome OS

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

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  1. Visual Studio Code icon

    Visual Studio Code

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    Free and extensible code editor with built-in Git support, smart IntelliSense, integrated debugger, 30,000+ extensions, works offline, supports markdown and syntax highlighting for numerous languages.

    201 Visual Studio Code alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Snapcraft
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    Comment summary: Visual Studio Code is praised for being feature-rich, extensible, and cross-platform, with strong plugins and themes, suitable for comprehensive coding tasks. However, it is criticized for being heavy and complex, lacking in simplicity for quick edits, where Notepad++ excels. While it offers great developer tools and a powerful development environment, its size and reliance on the Electron framework are seen as drawbacks for simpler tasks.
    Top Positive Comment
    CeesT
    1

    Cross-platform, superior highlighting and plugins.

    Top Negative Comment
    redtrillix
    14

    Its quite a big application, and if you wanna just edit a config file or text document, you dont want a big, slower application running.

    Its a good coding app for projects and stuff, but not if you want to make a simple edit.

    Alka (Arthur Beau)
    Negative
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    VS Code is wayyy too heavy and slow to be a good alternative to Notpad++. It's a very good and popular editor for everyone, but it's specialy developers. You don't want to use it if you just want something lightweight and quick for editing files.

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    • Most users think Visual Studio Code is a great Notepad++ alternative.

    • Visual Studio Code is the most popular Web-based alternative to Notepad++.

    • Visual Studio Code is Free and ProprietaryNotepad++ is Free and Open Source
    • Visual Studio Code is CustomizableNotepad++ is not according to our users
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    gedit

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    Official text editor of the GNOME desktop environment. Has syntax highlighting and is suitable for programming, with support for several languages. It is extensible with plugins.

    191 gedit alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • GNOME
    • OpenSolaris
    • Flathub
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    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.
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    • Most users think gedit is a great Notepad++ alternative.

    • gedit is Free and Open SourceNotepad++ is also Free and Open Source
    • gedit is CustomizableNotepad++ is not according to our users
  5. Caret icon

    Caret

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    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
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    tvgoing1
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    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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    • Most users think Caret is a great Notepad++ alternative.

    • Caret is Free and Open SourceNotepad++ is also Free and Open Source
    • Caret is CustomizableNotepad++ is not according to our users
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    Text

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    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.

    92 Text alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
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    Caret-T

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
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