Sublime Text Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Sublime Text for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac 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 Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Sublime Text are Vim, VSCodium, Geany and Kate.

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Sublime Text iconSublime Text
  2020
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Sophisticated text editor for code with sleek interface, multi-select tabs, side-by-side definitions, and swift variable renaming using multiple selections.

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Sublime Text alternatives page was last updated Feb 27, 2025
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  1. Zed Editor icon

    Zed Editor

     66 likes
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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...

    74 Zed Editor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Zed Editor screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Optimal performance
    3.  Support for Themes
    4.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Built-in terminal emulation
    5.  Team Collaboration
    6.  Rust
    7.  Real time collaboration
    8.  No registration required
    9. Git icon  Git Support
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  Multiple Cursors

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  2. gedit icon

    gedit

     687 likes
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    Official text editor of the GNOME desktop environment. Has syntax highlighting and is suitable for programming, with support for several languages. It is extensible with plugins.

    182 gedit alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • GNOME
    • OpenSolaris
    • Flathub
    The Default look under GNOME with Adwaita

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Autocompletion
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Spell Checking
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Support for Unicode

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    Comments about gedit as an Alternative to Sublime Text
    Guest
    Negative •Jan 22, 2018
    0

    Pales in comparison feature-wise and performance-wise.

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    • Most users think gedit is a great Sublime Text alternative.

    • gedit is Free and Open SourceSublime Text is Freemium and Proprietary
    • gedit is Lightweight and Privacy focusedSublime Text is not according to our users
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    GNU nano

     287 likes
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    GNU nano is a small and friendly text editor. Besides basic text editing, nano offers many extra features like an interactive search and replace, go to line and column number, auto-indentation, feature toggles, internationalization support, and filename tab completion.

    142 GNU nano alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    GNU nano screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Terminal-based
    3.  Search and Replace
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Automatic Indentation

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    Comments about GNU nano as an Alternative to Sublime Text
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    Guest
    Negative •Nov 6, 2015
    10

    Functionally-wise, Nano would be GNU counterpart of notepad.exe, nowhere near functionality of Sublime Text.

    vfrico
    Negative •Jun 10, 2017
    1

    It is command line based, and does not have any kind of plugins or themes.

    Guest
    Negative •Jun 15, 2017
    -6

    It's barely replacement of MS-DOS Wordstar from 80's...

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    • Most users think GNU nano is a great Sublime Text alternative.

    • GNU nano is Free and Open SourceSublime Text is Freemium and Proprietary
    • GNU nano is LightweightSublime Text is not according to our users
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  6. Pulsar Editor icon

    Pulsar Editor

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Clean design
    3.  Support for Themes
    4.  Distraction-free
    5.  Lightweight

    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.  Tabbed interface
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Support for MarkDown
    11.  Dark Mode
    12. Git icon  Git Support

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  7. TextMate icon

    TextMate

     269 likes
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    TextMate brings Apple's approach to operating systems into the world of text editors. By bridging UNIX underpinnings and GUI, TextMate cherry-picks the best of both worlds to the benefit of expert scripters and novice users alike.

    157 TextMate alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    TextMate screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last commit and version is from 2021

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  Search and Replace
    5.  Automatic Indentation
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Code Formatting
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Snippets Manager

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    Comments about TextMate as an Alternative to Sublime Text
    Paul
    Positive •Nov 4, 2022
    0

    Really good code editor for macOS. It's simple and lightweight, and you can extend it with theme and extensions.

    Guest
    Positive •Jun 1, 2017
    0

    Fast, lightweight, feels native on OS X and has easy to change themes. Fonts are good and it doesn't have fancy features which means you can't accidentally activate fancy features.

    Basic text editor that's good for everything and is the only thing anyone needs. It's TextEdit but with nice colors and syntax highlighting!

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    • Most users think TextMate is a great Sublime Text alternative.

    • TextMate is Free and Open SourceSublime Text is Freemium and Proprietary
    • TextMate is LightweightSublime Text is not according to our users
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    Lite XL

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    Lite XL is a lightweight text editor written mostly in Lua — it aims to provide something practical, pretty, small and fast, implemented as simply as possible; easy to modify and extend, or to use without doing either.

    52 Lite XL alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Lite XL screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Support for Themes
    4.  Distraction-free
    5.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Multiple Cursors
    6.  Portable
    7.  Hackable
    8.  Support for scripting
    9.  Full-Text Search
    10.  Community-based
    11.  Autocompletion
    12.  Code Completion

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  10. CudaText icon

    CudaText

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    Multi-selections, Replace dialog at bottom

    Properties

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

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Native application
    3.  Minimap
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  Command palette
    6.  Autocompletion
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Portable
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Dark Mode

    CudaText VS Sublime Text

     
    Comments about CudaText as an Alternative to Sublime Text
    David
    Positive •Feb 18, 2020
    2

    CudaText is one of the few alternatives that's close to Sublime Text in speed while also covering the same breadth of core features like built-in minimap, command-palette and extensibility. The key difference is probably just that CudaText doesn't look as refined.

    Guest
    Positive •Feb 14, 2025
    0

    It is fast, like Sublime, low on resources

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    • Almost everyone thinks CudaText is a great Sublime Text alternative.

    • CudaText is Free and Open SourceSublime Text is Freemium and Proprietary
    • CudaText is Lightweight, Customizable and Privacy focusedSublime Text is not according to our users
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