TeraPad AlternativesText Editors and other similar apps like TeraPad

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   Notepad++

    4924 likes

   Notepad++ is a free, open-source code editor supporting several languages, offering features like syntax highlighting, plugin support, dark mode, portability, privacy, and efficient resource usage, making it highly customizable and suitable for various programming needs.

   246 Notepad++ alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Code Editor
   • Text Editor

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • PortableApps.com

   

   

   

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

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

   • Notepad++ is Free and Open SourceTeraPad is Free and Proprietary
   • Notepad++ is Lightweight and Privacy focusedTeraPad is not according to our users
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   Kate

    310 likes

   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

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Code Editor
   • Text Editor

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • KDE Plasma
   • Flathub
   • Flatpak
   • Snapcraft

   

   

   

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   • Kate is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to TeraPad.

   • Kate is Free and Open SourceTeraPad is Free and Proprietary
   • Kate is LightweightTeraPad is not according to our users
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   gedit

    693 likes

   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.

   190 gedit alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Text Editor
   • Code Editor

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Chrome OS
   • BSD
   • GNOME
   • OpenSolaris
   • Flathub

   

   

   

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   GNU Emacs

    387 likes

   GNU Emacs is an extensible, customizable text editor—and more. At its core is an interpreter for Emacs Lisp, a dialect of the Lisp programming language with extensions to support text editing. The features of GNU Emacs include:

   178 GNU Emacs alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Text Editor
   • Code Editor

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • BSD
   • Snapcraft
   • F-Droid
   • Haiku
   • Debian
   • MacPorts
   • Homebrew

   

   

   

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   • GNU Emacs is the most popular Android alternative to TeraPad.

   • GNU Emacs is Free and Open SourceTeraPad is Free and Proprietary
   • GNU Emacs is Customizable, Privacy focused and LightweightTeraPad is not according to our users
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   Notepad3

    63 likes

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

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Text Editor
   • Code Editor

   Origin

   • South Africa

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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   Windows Notepad

    182 likes

   Fast, streamlined editor with extensive features, bundled with Windows since 1985. Supports plain text, UTF-8, and over 100 languages with enhanced functionality since 2018, including dark mode, Bing search, and large file handling.

   143 Windows Notepad alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Text Editor

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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9. 

   

   PSPad

    204 likes

   PSPad is a freeware programmers editor in 8 languages for Microsoft Windows operating systems. Some features are highlighted syntax, ftp, projects and so on. Code explorer for Pascal, C/C++, INI, HTML, XML, PHP and more in development, internal web browser with APACHE support.

   170 PSPad alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application types

   • Code Editor
   • Text Editor

   Origin

   • Czechia
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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    Xed

     23 likes

    A text editor forked from Pluma and Gedit. Xed is the default text editor of Linux Mint. It can be customized and is available in multiple languages.

    158 Xed alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    • Text Editor
    • Code Editor

    Origin

    • Ireland
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Linux

    

    

    

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    TextWrangler

     153 likes

    TextWrangler is the powerful general purpose text editor, and Unix and server administrator’s tool.

    94 TextWrangler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    • Text Editor
    • Code Editor

    Origin

    • United States

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac

    

    

    

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    BBEdit

     48 likes

    BBEdit is a professional HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. Specifically crafted in response to the needs of Web authors and software developers, this award-winning product provides an abundance of high-performance features for editing, searching, and manipulation of text.

    118 BBEdit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    • Code Editor
    • Text Editor

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    

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    Textadept

     39 likes

    Textadept is a fast, minimalist, and ridiculously extensible cross-platform text editor for programmers. Written in a combination of C and Lua and relentlessly optimized for speed and minimalism over the years, Textadept is an ideal editor for programmers who want endless...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Text Editor

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    

    

    

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    Pluma

     18 likes

    Pluma, fork of gedit , is a text editor part of MATE Desktop Environment. It supports most standard editor features, extending this basic functionality with other features not usually found in simple text...

    159 Pluma alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    • Text Editor
    • Code Editor

    Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux

    

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