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. Enide Studio icon
     2 likes

    Tool Suite for Node.js, JavaScript, Java and Eclipse plugin Development.

    Included plugins are

    • Nodeclipse
    • Chrome Development Tools, fixed for debugging Node.js
    • MarkDown (*.md) Editor
    • GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) Viewer
    • Eclipse 4.x Chrome Theme
    • black Moonrise UI them.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  2. Chocolat icon
     12 likes

    Chocolat is a new text editor for Mac OS X, that combines native Cocoa with powerful text editing tools.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  3. Wing Python IDE icon
     11 likes

    Wing is a highly customizable Python IDE that uses both static and runtime code analysis to provide auto-completion, call tips, code documentation, goto-definition, find uses, refactoring, and many other features.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  4. Judge0 IDE icon
     7 likes

    Judge0 IDE is a free and open-source online code editor that allows you to write and execute code from a rich set of languages. It's perfect for anybody who just wants to quickly write and run some code without opening a full-featured IDE on their computer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2020

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
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  5. 4coder icon
     1 like

    4coder is a minimalist, cross platform, programmable, code editing environment, catering to the needs of low level programmers. It allows you to use one work flow across Windows, Linux, and Mac (with the exception of your debugger... for now.).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  6. SourceLair icon
     8 likes

    sourceLair is a cloud based software development environment aiming to revolutionize its market by letting developers work everywhere, with the most reliable, efficient and elegant development environment available.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. Editor.do icon
     1 like

    Editor.do is an all-in-one online IDE and hosting solution for creating, coding, and deploying static websites quickly. With over 1000 templates and libraries, it's ideal for developers of all levels.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2023

    Platforms

    • Online
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  8. Vy icon
     2 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  9. Textosaurus icon
     3 likes

    Simple cross-platform text editor based on Qt and Scintilla.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Aura IDE icon
     2 likes

    An AI coding harness that dogfooded itself into shape: Planner/Worker agents, repo awareness, surgical edits, validation, recovery, and safe diff approvals.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. ecode icon
     6 likes

    Lightweight multi-platform code editor with hardware-accelerated GUI, customizable minimalist interface, syntax highlighting for 50+ languages, terminal and LSP support, plugin extensibility, unlimited editor splits, persistent project state, and portable, ad-free use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2023

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • Haiku
    Good alternative?
     
  12. 1DevTool icon
     2 likes

    1DevTool saves developers 40+ minutes every day by eliminating the constant switching between Chrome, terminal, AI tools, and notes apps. One workspace. Zero interruptions.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
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