ReText Alternatives
ReText is described as 'simple text editor for Markdown and reStructuredText documents with syntax highlighting and optional live preview' and is a Text Editor in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to ReText for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Online / Web-based. The best alternative is VSCodium, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ReText are Sublime Text, Vim, Zettlr and Typora.
ReText alternatives are mainly Text Editors but may also be Code Editors or Note-taking Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of ReText.VSCodium
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Code Editor
- IDE
- Text Editor
178 alternatives to VSCodium- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Electron / Atom Shell
- Code - OSS (vscode)
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.
VSCodium Features
Sublime Text
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Paid • Proprietary
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
- IDE
189 alternatives to Sublime Text- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Sublime Text is a sophisticated text editor for code, html and prose - any kind of text file. You'll love the slick user interface and extraordinary features.
Sublime Text Features
Sublime Text vs ReText opinions
ReText is specialized as a markdown editor
1Vim
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
193 alternatives to Vim- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Haiku
- AmigaOS
- OpenSolaris
- MorphOS
Vim ("Vi IMproved") is an advanced text editor that allows syntax highlighting, word completion and has a huge amount of contributed content. It also has a GUI version called GVim.
Vim Features
Vim vs ReText opinions
ReText is specialized as a markdown editor, vim is a general editor which has an (from today’s view) unusual user interface.
1Zettlr
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Note-taking Tool
- Text Editor
141 alternatives to Zettlr- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Zettlr is a supercharged markdown editor that combines many writing editor features and collect them in one application. It aims at speeding up your workflow and help you write without any interruptions.
Zettlr Features
Typora
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Paid • Proprietary
- Note-taking Tool
- Text Editor
137 alternatives to Typora- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Electron / Atom Shell
Typora gives you a seamless experience as both a reader and a writer. It removes the preview window, mode switcher, syntax symbols of markdown source code, and all other unnecessary distractions. Instead, it provides a real live preview feature to help you concentrate on the...
Typora Features
Mark Text
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Note-taking Tool
- Text Editor
103 alternatives to Mark Text- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Mark Text support CommonMark Spec and GitHub Flavored Markdown Spec. And it is a realtime preview eidtor, what you type is what you see finally.
Mark Text Features
DiscontinuedMarkText has no active maintainers. https://github.com/marktext/marktext/issues/1290#issuecomment-1172914762
Trilium Notes
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Note-taking Tool
- Todo List Manager
359 alternatives to Trilium Notes- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
- Google Chrome
- Cloudron
- Firefox
Trilium Notes is a hierarchical note taking application.
Trilium Notes Features
gedit
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
170 alternatives to gedit- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Chrome OS
- BSD
- GNOME
- OpenSolaris
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.
gedit Features
ghostwriter
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Note-taking Tool
- Text Editor
126 alternatives to ghostwriter- Windows
- Linux
No excuses. No distractions. Just write. ghostwriter is a feature-rich text editor using Markdown syntax which makes it suitable for note-taking, document redaction, simple HTML website creation and much more.
ghostwriter Features
ghostwriter vs ReText opinions
scratGhostwriter performs better at rendering markdown -- better than ReText and Typora.
0CudaText
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
182 alternatives to CudaText- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
CudaText is a cross-platform text editor, written in Lazarus / Free Pascal.
CudaText Features