SlickEdit Alternatives

SlickEdit is described as 'Cross-platform, multi-language code editor that gives programmers the ability to code in over 40 languages on 7 platforms' and is a Text Editor in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to SlickEdit for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and Flathub apps. The best SlickEdit alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SlickEdit are Visual Studio Code, VSCodium, Vim and Geany.

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SlickEdit

Text Editor
Paid • Proprietary

SlickEdit is a cross-platform, multi-language code editor that gives programmers the ability to code in over 40 languages on 7 platforms.

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SlickEdit alternatives page was last updated Feb 16, 2021

BowPad
BowPad is a small and fast text editor with a ribbon user interface and syntax highlighting.
105 BowPad alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Windows
BowPad Features
Syntax Highlighting
Ribbon Interface
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BowPad VS SlickEdit
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Thunderpad
Thunderpad (formerly Textpad) is a simple, general-purpose and cross-platform text editor written in C++ using the Qt libraries. Thunderpad aims to be faster and more lightweight than most text editors, but as useful as them.
117 Thunderpad alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Thunderpad Features
Distraction-free
Syntax Highlighting
Lightweight
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Discontinued
The project is no longer developed since 2015. Latest versions can be still downloaded from SourceForge and GitHub

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Notepas
Notepas is a fast portable native multiplatform text editor written in Lazarus and can be compiled for multiple platforms and widget sets using the advanced native Free Pascal Compiler.
115 Notepas alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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Notepas Features
1. Syntax Highlighting
2. Portable
3. Search and Replace
4. Support for Unicode
5. GPLv3
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Discontinued
Cannot run on macOS Monterey and the last update is from 2016.

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EmEditor
EmEditor is a versatile text, code, and CSV editor designed for Windows. It offers lightweight, user-friendly, and extendable platform, with both 32-bit and 64-bit builds. The software also features AI-assisted writing.

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Vy
vy is a modal editor with a very modular architecture. vy is built on top of Tkinter which is one of the most productive graphical toolkits; It permits vy to have such a great programming interface for plugins.
171 Vy alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Discontinued
Last update and release on Nov 2020.

Vy VS SlickEdit
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Hekapad
Hekapad is a free fully featured lightweight text editor for Windows. It can be used to replace the classic Notepad with some cool features.
67 Hekapad alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Windows
Hekapad Features
Lightweight
Multiple languages
Tabbed interface
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BDV Notepad
It is a comfortable text editor and a Windows Notepad replacement. In this program are combined: extended functionality, comfortable interface, flexible adjustment and all of this is absolutely free-of-charge!
98 BDV Notepad alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Windows
Discontinued
No changes since 2009. See http://www.bdvnotepad.com/products/bdv-notepad/

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MS Paint IDE
People joke about what IDE they use often, things like Word, MS Notepad, sometimes even Eclipse, and then often times MS Paint. People joke about MS Paint because it's not even a text editor, people joke about it because it doesn't have one feature in common with IDEs.
179 MS Paint IDE alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- IDE
Platforms
- Windows
- Microsoft Paint
MS Paint IDE Features
OCR
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+5
MS Paint IDE VS SlickEdit
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EverEdit
EverEdit is a fast, lightweight, extendable text, source and binary editor for Windows (Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003+). While it can serve as a good Notepad replacement, it also offers many powerful features for Web page authors and programmers.
45 EverEdit alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Windows
+8
EverEdit Features
1. Lightweight
2. Syntax Highlighting
3. Autocompletion
4. Portable
5. Support for Unicode
6. Tabbed interface
7. Drag and Drop
8. Support for regular expressions
9. Snippets
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IT-Edit
IT-Edit (Integrated Terminal Editor) provide a text editor with syntax highlight, line numbering and with the basics text editing functionalities, a file managing interface and terminals in the same window as the editor.
128 IT-Edit alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- IDE
Platforms
- Linux
+2
Discontinued
Last update was in May 2016.

IT-Edit VS SlickEdit
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HAPedit
HAPedit is an acronym for Html Asp Php editor; a win32 text-mode editor useful for all developers of dynamic web pages.
133 HAPedit alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Windows
HAPedit Features
Portable
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Discontinued
No change since 2004. See http://hapedit.free.fr/news.php

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HippoEDIT
HippoEDIT is a powerful, fast and easy to use Windows text editor, primarily targeted at power users and programmers. It has modern and lightweight user interface, which supports different interface schemes, Multi Tab environment, seamless web and help browser, File Explorer and...
119 HippoEDIT alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Windows
HippoEDIT Features
Syntax Highlighting
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+7
HippoEDIT VS SlickEdit
Is HippoEDIT a good alternative to SlickEdit?

JujuEdit
JujuEdit is a file editor, or alternatively a text editor with knobs-on. It is an application designed for me and people like me. At its simplest, it makes a fine replacement for Notepad. It may appeal more to computer nerds who like syntax hilighting and advanced find/replace...
155 JujuEdit alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Windows
JujuEdit Features
Syntax Highlighting
Hex-Based map
Support for Large File
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Discontinued
The program is no longer updated. Last version, 1.44, released in September 2006, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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