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 alternatives are mainly Code Editors, but if you're looking for Text Editors or IDEs you can filter on that. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Sublime Text.
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  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. Aquamacs Emacs icon

    Aquamacs Emacs

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    An Editor for Text, HTML, LaTeX, C++, Java, Python, R, Perl, Ruby, PHP, and more...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Aquamacs Emacs screenshot 1

    Aquamacs Emacs Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  EMACS

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  2. Graviton Editor icon

    Graviton Editor

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    Graviton Code Editor is a minimalist, cross-platform editor focused on speed, customization and productivity.

    184 Graviton Editor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Graviton Editor screenshot 1

    Graviton Editor Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Autocompletion
    4.  Plugin API

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  4. Smultron icon

    Smultron

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    Smultron is a text editor for Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 which is both easy to use and powerful. It is designed to neither confuse newcomers nor disappoint advanced users. It should work perfectly for a whole variety of needs - like web programming, script editing, making a to do...

    License model

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    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
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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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    LiteIDE

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    LiteIDE is a simple, open source, cross-platform Go IDE.

    22 LiteIDE alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Main Window

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Code Formatting
    3.  Portable
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Support for MarkDown
    7.  Syntax Highlighting
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Autocompletion

    LiteIDE VS Sublime Text

     
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    CodeLobster IDE

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    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...

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    CodeLobster IDE screenshot 1

    CodeLobster IDE Features

    1.  PHP IDE
    2.  Debugging

    CodeLobster IDE VS Sublime Text

     
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    ecode

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    ecode is a lightweight multi-platform code editor designed for modern hardware with a focus on responsiveness and performance. It has been developed with the hardware-accelerated eepp GUI, which provides the core technology for the editor.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    ecode screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Portable
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Full-Text Search
    9.  Autocompletion
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  Color Palette
    12.  Tree view

    ecode VS Sublime Text

     
  10. Kineticwing IDE icon

    Kineticwing IDE

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    Smart, Lightweight and Portable IDE for faster and easier web development.

    26 Kineticwing IDE alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    WelcomeScreen

    Kineticwing IDE Features

    1.  Portable

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