PyCharm AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Text Editors

The best Text Editor alternative to PyCharm is Visual Studio Code, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to PyCharm and 13 are Text Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Text Editor alternatives to PyCharm are VSCodium, Eclipse, Zed Editor and Geany.

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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.

    199 Visual Studio Code alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Snapcraft
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    Comments about Visual Studio Code as an Alternative to PyCharm
    akselaeration
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    Visual Studio Code covers everything I need, greatly, for free! What is the question again? ??

    Kom Rad
    Positive
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    open source and great tools for writing and debugging python

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    • Almost everyone thinks Visual Studio Code is a great PyCharm alternative.

    • Visual Studio Code is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to PyCharm.

    • Visual Studio Code is the most popular free alternative to PyCharm.

    • Visual Studio Code is Free and ProprietaryPyCharm is Freemium and Open Source
    • Visual Studio Code is CustomizablePyCharm is not according to our users
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    VSCodium

     390 likes
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    This repository contains a build file to generate FLOSS release binaries of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") project, the open source core of the proprietary Visual Studio Code.

    193 VSCodium alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Electron
    • Snapcraft
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
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    Guest
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    VSCodo without Microsoft tracking and fully open-source — get the beginner-friendliness of VSCode without any tracking!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think VSCodium is a great PyCharm alternative.

    • VSCodium is the most popular Open Source alternative to PyCharm.

    • VSCodium is Free and Open SourcePyCharm is Freemium and Open Source
    • VSCodium is CustomizablePyCharm is not according to our users
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    Eclipse

     1146 likes
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    Eclipse is an extensible development platform with runtimes and application frameworks for building, deploying and managing software across the entire software lifecycle. Many people know Eclipse as a Java IDE, but it is much more than that- Eclipse actually consists of over 60...

    146 Eclipse alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    tuxrandom
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    While extensible with a third-party plugin to use with Python, Eclipse's only ideal usecase is Java porgramming as opposed to PyCharm, which is mainly a Python IDE.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Eclipse is a great PyCharm alternative.

    • Eclipse is Free and Open SourcePyCharm is Freemium and Open Source
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    Zed Editor

     100 likes
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    Blazing fast code editor offering real-time multi-user collaboration, language-aware syntax highlighting, integrated terminal, multi-buffers for tab-free editing, built-in Vim mode, searchable outline, AI coding assistance, advanced keyboard commands, and cross-platform support.

    84 Zed Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Geany

     575 likes
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    Geany is a powerful, stable and lightweight programmer's text editor that provides tons of useful features without bogging down your workflow.

    149 Geany alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flatpak
    • Haiku
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    Guest
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    Geany is just so versatile, I use it for everything, as a text editor, IDE, not app etc. and it is SMALL I don't need to download a GIG for Pycharm!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Vivek Sharma
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    Essentially a glorified text editor, extremely basic IDE

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    No debugger and inspection of data structures. This is an essential feature for Python as it is a dynamically typed language.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Geany is a great PyCharm alternative.

    • Geany is Free and Open SourcePyCharm is Freemium and Open Source
    • Geany is Minimalistic and CustomizablePyCharm is not according to our users
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    Bluefish Editor

     161 likes
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    Bluefish is a powerful editor targeted towards programmers and webdesigners, with many options to write websites, scripts and programming code. Bluefish supports many programming and markup languages, and it focuses on editing dynamic and interactive websites.

    210 Bluefish Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
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    Squircle CE

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    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...

    70 Squircle CE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    • Squircle CE is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to PyCharm.

    • Squircle CE is Free and Open SourcePyCharm is Freemium and Open Source
  11. Wing Python IDE icon

    Wing Python IDE

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    Wing is a highly customizable Python IDE that uses both static and runtime code analysis to provide auto-completion, call tips, code documentation, goto-definition, find uses, refactoring, and many other features.

    35 Wing Python IDE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    KhazAkar
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    It's much more cleaner, simpler and less resource-intensive as PyCharm is. Feels like breeze to use it, plus it have integrated Vi/Vim mode ;)

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    • Wing Python IDE is Paid and ProprietaryPyCharm is Freemium and Open Source
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    NINJA-IDE

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    NINJA-IDE (from the recursive acronym: "Ninja-IDE Is Not Just Another IDE"), is a cross-platform integrated development environment (IDE). NINJA-IDE runs on Linux/X11, Mac OS X and Windows desktop operating systems, and allows developers to create applications for...

    56 NINJA-IDE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Complete and intuitive python IDE. Light weight with many features. I have not found it lacking in any aspect.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • NINJA-IDE is Free and Open SourcePyCharm is Freemium and Open Source
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    Code Writer

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    Code Writer is a free text and code editor app for the Windows platform, downloadable from the Windows Store. Use it as a replacement for Notepad and other quick edit apps.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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