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. #Pad icon
     5 likes

    Desktop notepad for Windows and macOS with #tag-based note organization, built-in TODOs, reminders, regex search, professional editor, clipboard and operation history, plugin support, file versioning, large file handling, and a free 14-day trial.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  2. GNOME Builder icon
     21 likes

    Builder is an actively developed Integrated Development Environment for GNOME. It combines integrated support for essential GNOME technologies such as GTK+, GLib, and GNOME APIs with features that any developer will appreciate, like syntax highlighting and snippets.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  3. Icecoder icon
     25 likes

    A lightweight yet powerful IDE/code editor that comes in both Web and desktop editions, the latter written with PHP and including choices for several platforms (Windows, Linux, Mac).

    65 Icecoder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  4. Textastic icon
     17 likes

    Textastic is an advanced code editor for iOS and macOS with support for syntax highlighting, remote file transfer, and SSH.

    76 Textastic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  5. Ouijit icon
     3 likes

    Custom task and session manager using Git worktrees to organize parallel workflows, integrates with agent CLIs and TUIs through hooks and scripts, provides live agent status, automated environment setup, VM sandboxing for secure code, and session-aware automation.

    Cost / License

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
    Kanban board view showing tasks with idle and busy agents.
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  6. Phoenix Code icon
     12 likes

    Phoenix Code is a text editor designed to make coding as intuitive and fun as playing a video game - specially crafted for web developers, designers, and students.

    45 Phoenix Code alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2023

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  7. Light Table icon
     60 likes

    Light Table is a new interactive IDE that lets you modify running programs and embed anything from websites to games. It provides the real time feedback we need to not only answer questions about our code, but to understand how our programs really work.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
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  8. TextWrangler icon
     152 likes

    TextWrangler is the powerful general purpose text editor, and Unix and server administrator’s tool.

    107 TextWrangler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. Lime Text icon
     32 likes

    Experimental Sublime Text clone. The Backend is written in Go (Programming Language). If you are fluent in go, go ahead fork the projekt. This project is at an early stage. It is a chance and a challenge.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  10. Vim Classic icon
     5 likes

    Vim Classic is a fork of Vim 8.x for long-term maintenance, providing a stable, dependable editor — maintained entirely by humans.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • MorphOS
    • OpenSolaris
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  11. CodeRunner icon
     17 likes

    A simple programmer's editor with a tightly-integrated console.

    It's excellent for rapidly prototyping code with its super fast edit-run-edit -run-save workflow, and its Cocoa integration gives it a real edge over the command line.

    It has syntax highlighting and code co.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  12. Vampirio Code icon
     2 likes

    Vampirio Code is a versatile open source editor and IDE with syntax highlighting and multi-language compilation, integrated with various compilers and tools.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Windows
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