Sublime Text Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Sublime Text for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Visual Studio Code, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Sublime Text and loads of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Sublime Text are Vim, VSCodium, Geany and Kate.

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Sublime Text alternatives are mainly Code Editors but may also be Text Editors or IDEs. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Sublime Text.

Sublime Text

1995

Text Editor
Paid • Proprietary

Sublime Text is a sophisticated text editor for code, html and prose - any kind of text file. You'll love the slick user interface and extraordinary features.

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Sublime Text alternatives page was last updated May 21, 2022

NINJA-IDE
NINJA-IDE (from the recursive acronym: "Ninja-IDE Is Not Just Another IDE"), is a cross-platform integrated development environment (IDE). NINJA-IDE runs on Linux/X11, Mac OS X and Windows desktop operating systems, and allows developers to create applications for...
59 NINJA-IDE alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- IDE
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
NINJA-IDE Features
Python IDE
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LiteIDE
LiteIDE is a simple, open source, cross-platform Go IDE.
23 LiteIDE alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Code Editor
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Top LiteIDE Features
1. Lightweight
2. Dark Mode
3. Code Formatting
4. Portable
5. No registration required
6. Ad-free
7. Support for Themes
8. Support for MarkDown
9. Syntax Highlighting
10. Works Offline
11. Autocompletion
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Komodo IDE
Code smarter and faster with Komodo IDE, the cross-platform professional development environment for dynamic languages and open technologies. Komodo's award-winning feature set includes standard editor functionality like code formatting, commenting, auto-indent and syntax...
73 Komodo IDE alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- IDE
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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Komodo IDE Features
1. Syntax Highlighting
2. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
3. Autocompletion
4. Multiple Cursors
5. Code Completion
6. Python IDE
7. Package Control
8. Customizable
9. Debugging
10. Embedded debugger
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CodeLobster IDE
CodeLobster IDE is a free cross-platform IDE primarily intended for editing PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript files with special support Drupal, Joomla, JQuery, AngularJS, CodeIgniter, CakePHP, Laravel, Magento, Symfony, Twig, Yii and...

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Lime Text
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.
65 Lime Text alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Lime Text Features
Distraction-free
Syntax Highlighting
Ruby
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Discontinued
It would appear that Lime Text has been abandoned. It's web site is unavailable and it appears no work has been done on it since last year.
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Tilde
Tilde is a text editor for the console/terminal, which provides an intuitive interface for people accustomed to GUI environments such as Gnome, KDE and Windows. Example: copy current selection is Control-C; paste previously copied text is Control-V.
124 Tilde alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Linux
Tilde Features
1. Lightweight
2. Autocompletion
3. Full-Text Search
4. Syntax Highlighting
5. Terminal-based
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MadEdit
MadEdit is an Open-Source and Cross-Platform Text/Hex Editor written in C++ and wxWidgets.
138 MadEdit alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Xfce
MadEdit Features
Syntax Highlighting
Hex Editor
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Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.2.9, released in February 2009, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.
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CodeLobster IDE
CodeLobster IDE is a free cross-platform IDE primarily intended for editing PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript files with special support Drupal, Joomla, JQuery, AngularJS, CodeIgniter, CakePHP, Laravel, Magento, Symfony, Twig, Yii and...
47 CodeLobster IDE alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
- Code Editor
- IDE
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
CodeLobster IDE Features
PHP IDE
Debugging
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