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The best Text Editor alternative to Textadept is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Textadept and loads of them are Text Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Text Editor alternatives to Textadept are Visual Studio Code, VSCodium, Sublime Text and Vim.

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Textadept alternatives page was last updated May 23, 2024
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  1. Notepad++ icon
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    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

    Top Notepad++ Features

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Code Formatting
    3.  Portable
    4.  Tabbed interface
    5.  Search and Replace
    6.  Text formatting
    7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    8.  Multiple Open Tabs
    9.  Multiple languages
    10.  Support for Javascript
    11.  Color coding
    12.  Configurable
    Notepad++ iconTextadept Icon

    Notepad++ VS Textadept

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

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

    • Notepad++ is Free and Open SourceTextadept is also Free and Open Source
  2. Visual Studio Code icon
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    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
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
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    Top Visual Studio Code Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Autocompletion
    4.  IDE
    5.  Built-in terminal emulation
    6.  Syntax Highlighting
    7.  Code Completion
    8.  Multiple languages
    9.  Git Support
    10.  GitHub Integration
    11.  Support for Themes
    12.  Dark Mode
    Visual Studio Code iconTextadept Icon

    Visual Studio Code VS Textadept

    Is Visual Studio Code a good alternative to Textadept?
     

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

    • Visual Studio Code is Free and ProprietaryTextadept is Free and Open Source
    • Visual Studio Code is CustomizableTextadept is not according to our users
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    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
    • Electron
    • Flathub

    Top VSCodium Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Prevent telemetry
    3.  IDE
    4.  Customizable
    5.  Privacy focused
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  No registration required
    9.  MIT License
    10.  Autocompletion
    11.  Support for Themes
    12.  Git integration
    VSCodium iconTextadept Icon

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  5. Sublime Text icon
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    Sublime Text

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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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    +1
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    Top Sublime Text Features

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Customizable
    4.  Package Control
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  IDE
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Support for MarkDown
    10.  Distraction-free
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  Git Support
    Sublime Text iconTextadept Icon

    Sublime Text VS Textadept

    Is Sublime Text a good alternative to Textadept?
     

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

    • Sublime Text is Paid and ProprietaryTextadept is Free and Open Source
    • Sublime Text is CustomizableTextadept is not according to our users
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    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 '~'.

    Top Vim Features

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Keyboard focused
    3.  Customizable
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Hackable
    7.  Command line interface
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Support for MarkDown
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Portable
    12.  Batch Editing
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  7. Kate icon
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    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.

    Top Kate 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.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    9.  Git Support
    10.  Lightweight
    11.  Code Formatting
    12.  Spell Checking
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  9. Zed Editor icon
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    Zed Editor

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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...

    67 Zed Editor alternatives
    Zed Editor screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Zed Editor screenshot 1
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    Top Zed Editor Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Optimal performance
    4.  IDE
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Built-in terminal emulation
    7.  Autocompletion
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Real time collaboration
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Support for Themes
    12.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    Zed Editor iconTextadept Icon

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  10. Geany icon
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    Geany

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    Geany is a powerful, stable and lightweight programmer's text editor that provides tons of useful features without bogging down your workflow.

    147 Geany alternatives
    Geany screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
    Geany screenshot 1
    Geany screenshot 2
    +5
    Geany screenshot 3

    Top Geany Features

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Multiplatform
    4.  IDE
    5.  Minimalistic
    6.  Syntax Highlighting
    7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    8.  Support for LaTeX
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Distraction-free
    11.  Autocompletion
    12.  Code Formatting
    Geany iconTextadept Icon

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  11. 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

    Top gedit Features

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Customizable
    5.  Autocompletion
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Spell Checking
    10.  Privacy focused
    11.  Support for Unicode
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    gedit VS Textadept

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  12. GNU Emacs icon
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    GNU Emacs

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    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:

    174 GNU Emacs alternatives
    The GNU Emacs Manual calls Emacs the extensible, customizable, self-documenting real-time display editor

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Homebrew
    • Snapcraft
    • Debian
    • MacPorts
    Beyond just being able to edit plain text files, Emacs includes special features to help you write in many different human languages and programming/markup languages
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    Top GNU Emacs Features

    1.  Extensibility
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Org-mode
    5.  Self-documenting
    6.  IDE
    7.  Terminal-based
    8.  Multi OS
    9.  Syntax Highlighting
    10.  Support for scripting
    11.  Command line interface
    12.  No Tracking
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    GNU Emacs VS Textadept

    Is GNU Emacs a good alternative to Textadept?
     

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

    • GNU Emacs is Free and Open SourceTextadept is also Free and Open Source
    • GNU Emacs is CustomizableTextadept is not according to our users
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    GNU nano

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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
    GNU nano screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    GNU nano screenshot 1
    Color syntax
    +1
    GNU nano screenshot 3

    GNU nano Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Terminal-based
    3.  Search and Replace
    4.  Lightweight
    5.  Automatic Indentation
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    GNU nano VS Textadept

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  14. Pulsar Editor icon
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    Pulsar Editor

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

    67 Pulsar Editor alternatives
    Welcome tab

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    Top Pulsar Editor Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Community-based
    3.  Hackable
    4.  IDE
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Customizable
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Support for MarkDown
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Distraction-free
    12.  Git Support
    Pulsar Editor iconTextadept Icon

    Pulsar Editor VS Textadept

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