Online Sublime Text Alternatives

Sublime Text is not available as a web app but there are plenty of alternatives that runs in the browser with similar functionality. The best Online 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 12 are available as a web app so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Online alternatives to Sublime Text are Project IDX, Phoenix Code, Zed Code Editor and Icecoder.

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  2018
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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. Visual Studio Code icon
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    Visual Studio Code

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    Free and extensible code editor with built-in Git support, smart IntelliSense, integrated debugger, 30,000+ extensions, works offline, supports markdown and syntax highlighting for numerous languages.

    205 Visual Studio Code alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  Built-in terminal emulation
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  Code Completion
    6.  Multiple languages
    7. Git icon  Git Support
    8. GitHub icon  GitHub Integration
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Supports Python
    11.  Multiple Cursors
    12.  C++
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    Comment summary: Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is widely praised for being free, offering great customizability, and having strong community support. While it can handle large files similarly to Sublime Text, some users note its higher resource consumption due to Electron. VS Code appeals to developers with its rich set of extensions and built-in Git integration, despite being more of an IDE compared to the simpler Sublime Text.
    webzooks

    VS Code can open large files as Sublime Text. Both programs are nice, but VS Code is free.

    Top positive comment •Feb 8, 2024
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    Guest

    As an Atom fork it has the same problems like Atom being more an IDE than an editor and the usage of the Electron Framework results in extremely more RAM usage (more than factor 10), CPU usage, loading time and disk usage.

    Top negative comment •Aug 5, 2020
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    durgeshhirani131

    Vscode is an IDE and sublime text is simple code editor. Both are good in their usage.

    Positive comment •Nov 27, 2023
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    • Almost everyone thinks Visual Studio Code is a great Sublime Text alternative.

    • Visual Studio Code is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Sublime Text.

    • Visual Studio Code is the most popular free alternative to Sublime Text.

    • Visual Studio Code is Free and ProprietarySublime Text is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Visual Studio Code is CustomizableSublime Text is not according to our users
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    Project IDX

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    Project IDX is an entirely web-based, integrated development environment. IDX can help you build and deploy applications in various tech stacks without the tedium of setting up development environments for yourself and others on your team.

    58 Project IDX alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Batch Editing
    5.  Code Formatting
    6.  Syntax Highlighting
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Full-Text Search
    9.  Support for MarkDown
    10. Git icon  Git Support
    11.  Ad-free
    12.  Live Preview
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  4. Phoenix Code icon
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    Phoenix Code

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    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.

    30 Phoenix Code alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Live Preview
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  Support for MarkDown
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No registration required
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  No Coding Required
    10.  Dark Mode
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    • Phoenix Code is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Sublime Text.

    • Phoenix Code is Free and Open SourceSublime Text is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Phoenix Code is Lightweight and Privacy focusedSublime Text is not according to our users
  5. Zed Code Editor icon
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    Zed Code Editor

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    Zed is a fully offline-capable text and code editor you can use to edit files locally, on Dropbox, or remotely on any server. It has all the code editor features you'd expect and more:

    105 Zed Code Editor alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome

    Zed Code Editor Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Works Offline
    3. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration
    4.  Code Completion
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    Discontinued

    No code committed in eight years. Linked website has no mention of any code editor.

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  6. Icecoder icon
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    Icecoder

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    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).

    68 Icecoder alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Icecoder Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Online
    8.  Self-hosted
    Discontinued

    Seems the software is for sale. "This repository has been archived by the owner on Dec 14, 2023. It is now read-only."

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  7. Codeit icon
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    Codeit

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    Codeit is a mobile code editor connected to Git. Runs on the web, open source and free. Supports HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, Bootstrap, XML and more. Easy to use without how to.

    20 Codeit alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
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    • Codeit is the most popular SaaS alternative to Sublime Text.

    • Codeit is Free and Open SourceSublime Text is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Codeit is LightweightSublime Text is not according to our users
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    Judge0 IDE

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    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.

    173 Judge0 IDE alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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