TEA AlternativesText Editors & IDEs like TEA

TEA is described as 'Is free text editor for Linux, *BSD, OS/2, Windows, Haicu. It depends on Qt 4.6+ or Qt 5 or Qt6, zlib and, optionally, on Aspell or Hunspell. The old (but renewed) branch, TEA-GTK depends on GTK+ 3 and GtkSourceView 3' and is a Text Editor in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to TEA for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best TEA alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like TEA are Visual Studio Code, VSCodium, Sublime Text and Vim.

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TEA is free text editor for Linux, *BSD, OS/2, Windows, Haicu. It depends on Qt 4.6+ or Qt 5 or Qt6, zlib and, optionally, on Aspell or Hunspell. The old (but renewed) branch, TEA-GTK depends on GTK+ 3 and GtkSourceView 3.

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  1. Notepad++ icon
    Notepad++ icon

    Notepad++

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    Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.

    231 Notepad++ alternatives
    Notepad++ screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    TextFX plugin menu

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Code Formatting
    2.  Portable
    3.  Tabbed interface
    4.  Search and Replace
    5.  Text formatting
    6.  Multiple Open Tabs
    7.  Multiple languages
    8.  Color coding
    9.  Support for Javascript
    10.  Built-in themes
    11.  Ad-free
    12.  Auto-saving
    13.  Syntax Highlighting
    14.  Dark Mode
    15.  Debugging
    16.  No Coding Required
    17.  Autocompletion
    Notepad++ iconTEA Icon

    Notepad++ VS TEA

    Is Notepad++ a good alternative to TEA?
     

    • Notepad++ is the most popular Windows alternative to TEA.

    • Notepad++ is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to TEA.

    • Notepad++ is Free and Open SourceTEA is also Free and Open Source
    • Notepad++ is LightweightTEA is not according to our users
  2. Visual Studio Code icon
    Visual Studio Code icon

    Visual Studio Code

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    Visual Studio Code is a free and extensible code editor for building web, desktop, and mobile applications, using any programming language and framework.

    209 Visual Studio Code alternatives
    Visual Studio Code screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    Visual Studio Code screenshot 1
    Visual Studio Code screenshot 2
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    Visual Studio Code screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Autocompletion
    2.  IDE
    3.  Built-in terminal emulation
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  Code Completion
    6.  Multiple languages
    7.  Git Support
    8.  GitHub Integration
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Supports Python
    11.  C++
    12.  Source code debugging
    13.  Multiple Cursors
    14.  Graphical User Interface
    15.  Support for MarkDown
    16.  Auto Update
    17.  Plug-ins
    18.  Support for Node.js
    19.  Support for Javascript
    Visual Studio Code iconTEA Icon

    Visual Studio Code VS TEA

    Is Visual Studio Code a good alternative to TEA?
     

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

    • Visual Studio Code is Free and ProprietaryTEA is Free and Open Source
    • Visual Studio Code is CustomizableTEA is not according to our users
  4. VSCodium icon
    VSCodium icon

    VSCodium

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    This repository contains a build file to generate FLOSS release binaries of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") project, the open source core of the proprietary Visual Studio Code.

    198 VSCodium alternatives
    VSCodium screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Electron

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Prevent telemetry
    3.  IDE
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  No registration required
    6.  MIT License
    7.  Autocompletion
    8.  Git integration
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Syntax Highlighting
    11.  Ad-free
    12.  Minimap
    13.  Color coding
    14.  Built-in terminal emulation
    15.  Support for MarkDown
    16.  Code navigation
    VSCodium iconTEA Icon

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  5. Sublime Text icon
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    Sublime Text

     1999 likes
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    Powerful editor blending code, markup, and prose editing with enhanced features like multi-tab selection, side-by-side definition viewing, and multiple selection tools for swift code navigation.

    197 Sublime Text alternatives
    Sublime Text screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Sublime Text screenshot 1
    Sublime Text screenshot 2
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    Sublime Text screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Package Control
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  IDE
    4.  Multiple Cursors
    5.  Text editing
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Simple text editor
    9.  Tabbed interface
    10.  Plugin manager
    11.  Support for MarkDown
    12.  Distraction-free
    13.  Works Offline
    14.  Git Support
    15.  Git integration
    16.  Plugin API
    17.  Configuration Management
    18.  Fullscreen support
    Sublime Text iconTEA Icon

    Sublime Text VS TEA

    Is Sublime Text a good alternative to TEA?
     

    • Sublime Text is the most popular commercial alternative to TEA.

    • Sublime Text is Paid and ProprietaryTEA is Free and Open Source
    • Sublime Text is Lightweight and CustomizableTEA is not according to our users
  6. Vim icon
    Vim icon

    Vim

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    Vim ("Vi IMproved") is an advanced text editor that allows syntax highlighting, word completion and has a huge amount of contributed content. It also has a GUI version called GVim.

    209 Vim alternatives
    Vim screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • OpenSolaris
    • MorphOS
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
    GVim with netrw+airlines+ctrlspace+xkb-switch+monokai theme+Source Pro font
    Plugin Gitgutter shows added lines as '+' and altere as '~'.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Keyboard focused
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Hackable
    4.  Well documented
    5.  Modal editor
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Support for MarkDown
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Portable
    11.  Batch Editing
    12.  Terminal-based
    13.  Macro Recording
    14.  Built-in terminal emulation
    15.  Support for Large File
    16.  Dedication to home row
    Vim iconTEA Icon

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  7. Kate icon
    Kate icon

    Kate

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    The Kate project develops two main products: KatePart, the advanced editor component which is used in numerous KDE applications requiring a text editing component, and Kate, a MDI text editor application.

    142 Kate alternatives
    Kate screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
    Kate screenshot 1
    Kate with an ATOM color scheme using some RegEx to find and replace.

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Native application
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Themes
    4.  Editable text color schemes
    5.  Built-in terminal emulation
    6.  IDE
    7.  Tabbed interface
    8.  Git Support
    9.  Code Formatting
    10.  Support for regular expressions
    11.  Spell Checking
    12.  Full-Text Search
    13.  Support for MarkDown
    14.  Built-in themes
    Kate iconTEA Icon

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  9. gedit icon
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    gedit

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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.

    186 gedit alternatives
    The Default look under GNOME with Adwaita

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • GNOME
    • OpenSolaris
    • Flathub
    gedit screenshot 1
    gedit screenshot 2
    +2
    gedit screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Spell Checking
    7.  Support for Unicode
    gedit iconTEA Icon

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  10. TextMate icon
    TextMate icon

    TextMate

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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.

    161 TextMate alternatives
    TextMate screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    TextMate screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    Last commit and version is from 2021

    TextMate iconTEA Icon

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  11. CudaText icon
    CudaText icon

    CudaText

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

    193 CudaText alternatives
    Multi-selections, Replace dialog at bottom

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    Dark theme, Minimap
    2 groups shown, picture file opened, JavaScript fragment in HTML
    +3
    Code Tree for Pascal lexer

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Customizable
    4.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Native application
    2.  Minimap
    3.  Command palette
    4.  Autocompletion
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Portable
    CudaText iconTEA Icon

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  12. Notepad3 icon
    Notepad3 icon

    Notepad3

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    Notepad3 is a fast and light-weight text editor with syntax highlighting for programming jobs. Auto-completion, Multi-language, Dark mode more.

    208 Notepad3 alternatives
    Supports RTL languages out of the box.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Select Syntax Scheme
    Notepad3 screenshot 2
    +1
    Notepad3 screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for Unicode
    2.  Small-footprint
    3.  Multiple languages
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  Search and Replace
    6.  Portable
    7.  Support for regular expressions
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  No Tracking
    13.  Support for Right-to-Left
    14.  Support for MarkDown
    15.  Autocompletion
    16.  Full-Text Search
    Notepad3 iconTEA Icon

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  13. AbiWord icon
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    AbiWord

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    AbiWord is a free word processing program similar to Microsoft® Word. It is suitable for a wide variety of word processing tasks.

    69 AbiWord alternatives
    AbiWord on Linux

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • GTK+
    • Flatpak
    • AmigaOS
    https://www.cjoint.com/doc/19_05/IECnzdLwuBN_APPRENTISSAGE-DE-L-%C3%89DUCATION.doc
    AbiWord as a simple Rich Text editor
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    AbiWord screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Multiple languages
    3.  Spell Checking
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Distraction-free
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  WYSIWYG Support
    Discontinued

    The latest update is from November 2019, and the official website is no longer available.

    AbiWord iconTEA Icon

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  14. Notepad icon
    Notepad icon

    Notepad

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    Fastest and lightweight simple text editor bundled with all Windows OS. Just plain text, saves in .txt format. So it has been used by people for long time Since 1980s. Features improved especially since 2018.

    137 Notepad alternatives
    Notepad screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Notepad screenshot 1
    Notepad screenshot 2
    +2
    Notepad screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Simple text editor
    2.  Support for Unicode
    3.  Save as txt
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Bundled with Windows
    Notepad iconTEA Icon

    Notepad VS TEA

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