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The best IDE alternative to Plain Text is TextMate, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't work for you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Plain Text, but unfortunately only two of them are IDEs.

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  1. TextMate icon

    TextMate

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    TextMate brings Apple's approach to operating systems into the world of text editors. By bridging UNIX underpinnings and GUI, TextMate cherry-picks the best of both worlds to the benefit of expert scripters and novice users alike.

    163 TextMate alternatives

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    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. TextPad icon

    TextPad

     58 likes

    TextPad is designed to provide the power and functionality to satisfy the most demanding text editing requirements. It can edit files up to the limits of virtual memory, and it will work with the 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, Server 2003 and 2008.

    125 TextPad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Running in Vista
     
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