Spacemacs AlternativesText & Code Editors like Spacemacs

Spacemacs is described as 'Beautiful Emacs distribution designed for both GNU Emacs and Vim users' and is a Text Editor in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Spacemacs for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Spacemacs alternative is Visual Studio Code, which is free. Other great apps like Spacemacs are VSCodium, Sublime Text, Vim and Neovim.

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Spacemacs alternatives page was last updated Aug 17, 2024
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  1. Visual Studio Code icon
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    Visual Studio Code

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    Visual Studio Code is a free and extensible code editor for building web, desktop, and mobile applications, using any programming language and framework.

    212 Visual Studio Code alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  Built-in terminal emulation
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  Code Completion
    6.  Multiple languages
    7. Git icon  Git Support
    8. GitHub icon  GitHub Integration
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Supports Python
    11.  C++
    12.  Source code debugging
    Visual Studio Code iconSpacemacs Icon

    Visual Studio Code VS Spacemacs

    Is Visual Studio Code a good alternative to Spacemacs?
     

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

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

    • Visual Studio Code is Free and ProprietarySpacemacs is Free and Open Source
    • Visual Studio Code is CustomizableSpacemacs is not according to our users
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    VSCodium

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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.

    201 VSCodium alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Electron

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Prevent telemetry
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  No registration required
    6.  MIT License
    7.  Autocompletion
    8. Git icon  Git integration
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Syntax Highlighting
    11.  Ad-free
    12.  Minimap
    VSCodium iconSpacemacs Icon

    VSCodium VS Spacemacs

    Is VSCodium a good alternative to Spacemacs?
     

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

    • VSCodium is Free and Open SourceSpacemacs is also Free and Open Source
    • VSCodium is Customizable and Privacy focusedSpacemacs is not according to our users
  4. Sublime Text icon
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    Sublime Text

     2004 likes
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    Powerful editor blending code, markup, and prose editing with enhanced features like multi-tab selection, side-by-side definition viewing, and multiple selection tools for swift code navigation.

    200 Sublime Text alternatives
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    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Clean design
    4.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Package Control
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  Multiple Cursors
    5.  Text editing
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Simple text editor
    9.  Tabbed interface
    10.  Support for MarkDown
    11.  Works Offline
    12. Git icon  Git Support
    Sublime Text iconSpacemacs Icon

    Sublime Text VS Spacemacs

    Is Sublime Text a good alternative to Spacemacs?
     

    • Sublime Text is the most popular commercial alternative to Spacemacs.

    • Sublime Text is Paid and ProprietarySpacemacs is Free and Open Source
    • Sublime Text is Lightweight and CustomizableSpacemacs is not according to our users
  5. Vim icon
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    Vim

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    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.

    212 Vim alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • OpenSolaris
    • MorphOS
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
    GVim with netrw+airlines+ctrlspace+xkb-switch+monokai theme+Source Pro font
    Plugin Gitgutter shows added lines as '+' and altere as '~'.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Keyboard focused
    3.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Hackable
    4.  Well documented
    5.  Modal editor
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Support for MarkDown
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Portable
    11.  Batch Editing
    12.  Terminal-based
    Vim iconSpacemacs Icon

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  6. Neovim icon
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    Neovim

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    Refactored version of Vim, simplifying maintenance, improving developer contributions, and enabling new user interfaces. Features extensible plugin architecture, lightweight resource usage, syntax highlighting, no registration, ad-free, and distraction-free mode.

    103 Neovim alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Neovim screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Configurable
    3.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Lua scripting
    3.  Terminal-based
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  Asynchronous
    6.  Vim
    7.  Sane defaults
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Autocompletion
    11.  Code Formatting
    Neovim iconSpacemacs Icon

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  7. Zed Editor icon
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    Zed Editor

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    Zed is a blazing fast, multi-user, productivity-focused text editor. From the creators of Atom, Electron and Tree-sitter, the editor features built-in Vim mode with tooltips for key-bindings, language-aware...

    73 Zed Editor alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Optimal performance
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Built-in terminal emulation
    4.  Autocompletion
    5.  Rust
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Real time collaboration
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Multiple Cursors
    12.  Refactoring
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  9. GNU Emacs icon
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    GNU Emacs

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    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:

    177 GNU Emacs alternatives
    The GNU Emacs Manual calls Emacs the extensible, customizable, self-documenting real-time display editor

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Homebrew
    • Snapcraft
    • Debian
    • MacPorts
    Beyond just being able to edit plain text files, Emacs includes special features to help you write in many different human languages and programming/markup languages
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Extensibility
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Org-mode
    4.  Self-documenting
    5.  Terminal-based
    6.  Multi OS
    7.  Syntax Highlighting
    8.  Support for scripting
    9.  Command line interface
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  IDE All Languages
    12.  Works Offline
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    GNU Emacs VS Spacemacs

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    • Almost everyone thinks GNU Emacs is a great Spacemacs alternative.

    • GNU Emacs is the most popular Android alternative to Spacemacs.

    • GNU Emacs is Free and Open SourceSpacemacs is also Free and Open Source
    • GNU Emacs is CustomizableSpacemacs is not according to our users
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    Pulsar Editor

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

    71 Pulsar Editor alternatives
    Welcome tab

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Electron / Atom Shell

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Community-based
    3.  Hackable
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Multiple languages
    7.  Add-ons
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Support for MarkDown
    10.  Dark Mode
    11. Git icon  Git Support
    12.  No Tracking
    Pulsar Editor iconSpacemacs Icon

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  11. CudaText icon
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    CudaText

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    CudaText is a cross-platform text editor, written in Lazarus / Free Pascal.

    195 CudaText alternatives
    Multi-selections, Replace dialog at bottom

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    Dark theme, Minimap
    2 groups shown, picture file opened, JavaScript fragment in HTML
    +3
    Code Tree for Pascal lexer

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Native application
    3.  Minimap
    4.  Command palette
    5.  Autocompletion
    6.  Syntax Highlighting
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Portable
    CudaText iconSpacemacs Icon

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  12. Helix icon
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    Helix

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    Helix is a fast text editor for the terminal inspired by modal editors like Kakoune and Neovim. Built as a native app using .

    86 Helix alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Autocompletion
    4.  Code Formatting
    5.  No Tracking
    6. Git icon  Git Support
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Modal editor
    9.  Terminal-based
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  13. Lapce icon
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    Lapce

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    Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust.

    196 Lapce alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Rust
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Built-in terminal emulation
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5. Git icon  Git Support
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Full-Text Search
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Modal editor
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  14. Bluefish Editor icon
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    Bluefish Editor

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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.

    219 Bluefish Editor alternatives
    Bluefish Editor screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Bluefish Editor Features

    1.  Arduino
    2.  PHP IDE
    3.  Support for SFTP
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    Bluefish Editor VS Spacemacs

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