Project IDX Alternatives

Project IDX has been discontinued. Similar sites and apps include Notepad++, which is free and open source. Other options are Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text, VSCodium and Vim. You're spoiled for choice with Code Editors like Project IDX: we list more than 50 alternatives for Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and Chrome OS.

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  1. gedit icon
     703 likes

    Extensible text editor with UTF-8 support, syntax highlighting for several programming and markup languages, remote editing, file reverting, print preview, clipboard operations, powerful search, customizable fonts and colors, line numbering, and plugin support.

    218 gedit alternatives

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    • Since 2009

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    • Windows
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    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • GNOME
    • OpenSolaris
    • Flathub
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    The Default look under GNOME with Adwaita
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  2. IntelliJ IDEA icon
     450 likes

    IntelliJ IDEA is the JetBrains IDE for pro development in Java and Kotlin. Built for your comfort, it unlocks productivity, ensures quality code, supports cutting-edge tech, and protects your privacy.

    71 IntelliJ IDEA alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  3. GNU Emacs icon
     392 likes

    GNU Emacs is an extensible, customizable text editor—and more. At its core is an interpreter for Emacs Lisp, a dialect of the Lisp programming language with extensions to support text editing. The features of GNU Emacs include:

    215 GNU Emacs alternatives

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    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Debian
    • Android
    • Haiku
    • F-Droid
    • Snapcraft
    • Homebrew
    • MacPorts
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  4. Micro icon
     91 likes

    Micro is a terminal-based text editor that aims to be easy to use and intuitive, while also taking advantage of the full capabilities of modern terminals.

    60 Micro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
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    Micro screenshot 1
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  5. Replit icon
     105 likes

    Replit is a collaborative cloud development environment offering in-browser IDE features like AI assistance, real-time collaboration, Git support, hosting, deployment, syntax highlighting, plugin extensibility, ad-free UI, dark mode, and live code sharing.

    174 Replit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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    Replit screenshot 1
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  6. Pulsar Editor icon
     51 likes

    A Community-led Hyper-Hackable Text Editor, built on Electron. and based on everything we love about our favorite editors.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2022

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Electron
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  7. Brackets icon
     430 likes

    Brackets is an open-source editor for web design and development built on top of web technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

    92 Brackets alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
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  8. Devin Desktop icon
     38 likes

    Windsurf Editor is an IDE merging AI and developers for lockstep collaboration with Cascade capabilities, boosting speed and contextual coding through copilot and agent-like systems across Mac, Windows, and Linux.

    138 Devin Desktop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  9. Lite XL icon
     60 likes

    Lite XL is a lightweight text editor written mostly in Lua — it aims to provide something practical, pretty, small and fast, implemented as simply as possible; easy to modify and extend, or to use without doing either.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  10. WebStorm icon
     136 likes

    JetBrains WebStorm is a commercial IDE for JavaScript, CSS & HTML built on JetBrains' IntelliJ IDEA platform.

    58 WebStorm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  11. CotEditor icon
     50 likes

    Syntax Highlighting: Colorize more than 50 pre-installed major languages like HTML, PHP, Python, Ruby or Markdown. You can also create your own settings.

    182 CotEditor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Mac
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