Sublime Text Alternatives

Apps similar to Sublime Text include Notepad++, which is free and open source. Other options are Visual Studio Code, VSCodium, Vim and Zed. There's no shortage of Text Editors like Sublime Text, with more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, the web and Android.

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  1. NoobNote icon
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    There are many alternatives to Microsoft Notepad and the best one out there in my opinion is Notepad++, but there are no alternatives to Notepad which actually look and feel like it. NoobNote aims to replace that.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
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  2. BigText icon
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    BigText is a free, open-source desktop text editor designed to open, search, analyze, and edit extremely large files, from gigabytes to 50 GB and beyond, without loading the entire file into RAM.

    7 BigText alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  3. A high performance, lightweight native x64 Windows text editor with an optional AI assistant and a unique multi profile system.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Amp Code icon
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    Amp is the frontier coding agent that lets you wield the full power of leading models. Pay as you go, with no markup for individuals.

    41 Amp Code alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Online
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  5. guIDE is the first truly native LLM IDE — unlimited completions, complete privacy, no subscriptions. Built like VS Code, designed for your local LLM AI models directly on your machine. Offline-first and privacy-first with native tools built for speed.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
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  6. Notemac++ icon
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    Notemac++ brings the familiar Notepad++ experience to Mac users with syntax highlighting for 70+ languages, tabbed editing, split views, built-in Git integration, an AI coding assistant, an integrated terminal, macro recording, bookmarks, and powerful regex find/replace.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
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  7. JUNQ Edit icon
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    Text editor for Mac and Windows that auto-detects encodings like EUC-KR, Shift_JIS and GBK, edits server files over SFTP/FTP, and compares files and folders.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  8. dedtxt icon
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    A dead simple plain-text editor. A bit like TextEdit or Notepad but even simpler and with fewer features. No hidden text. No formatting. No settings. One textarea and the current file. Raw bytes in, raw bytes out, UTF-8 by default, no line-ending weirdness. Install easily as a web app.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Online
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  9. A fast native text editor for Windows that opens huge logs, highlights 30 languages, lays out right to left text properly, and has an offline AI.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. NEO Emacs icon
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    GPU powered Emacs written in Rust with a modern display engine. Aiming for modern design & multi-threaded Elisp, 10x performance, zero-pause concurrent GC and 100% Emacs compatibility.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  11. VibeFront icon
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    VibeFront is an AI-powered desktop HTML editor for Windows. Supports 4 AI providers (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, and local LLMs via Ollama/LM Studio). 30+ built-in templates, image-to-HTML conversion, Emmet expansion, responsive preview, dark/light theme. Buy once, no subscription.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. PearAI icon
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    PearAI acts as an inventory that curates the leading, cutting-edge AI tools in one place. Effortlessly use the best AI tools without having to waste effort looking for alternatives.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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