TextEdit Alternatives

TextEdit is described as 'When you need to create text documents, TextEdit is a highly versatile word processor, including tools to format and layout your page, edit and stylize text, check spelling, create tables and lists, import graphics, work with HTML, and even add music and movie files' and is a Text Editor in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to TextEdit for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and Web-based apps. The best TextEdit alternative is Sublime Text, which is free. Other great apps like TextEdit are gedit, GNU nano, TextMate and CudaText.

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  1. MyTextArea icon
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    MyTextArea is a quick and simple online text editor for plain text. It features plain text editing, local storage (saving to browser storage), character/word counter. New features added on a regular basis.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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    Text Edit Plus is a lightweight tool that enables users to easily create new text documents or to modify existing ones. The application is designed as an alternative to Notepad, by offering a wider set of features. Some of the features: Adding date and time.

    120 Text Edit Plus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  3. TeraPad icon
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    TeraPad is very light-weight text editor which supports styling for css html js and other major languages.

    46 TeraPad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. JujuEdit icon
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    JujuEdit is a file editor, or alternatively a text editor with knobs-on. It is an application designed for me and people like me. At its simplest, it makes a fine replacement for Notepad. It may appeal more to computer nerds who like syntax hilighting and advanced find/replace...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. LopeEdit icon
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    LopeEdit is a powerful programmers editor and a replacement of Windows Notepad. It has tabs to select between open files, supports syntax highlighting of multiple programing languages (C/C++, Java, JavaScript, Visual Basic, VBScript, XML, HTML, ASP, JSP, SQL, Cobol, C#, CSS...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Alternate TextBrowser allows a fast navigation through text-files. The program offers the possibility to open multiple text-files at once.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Appy Text icon
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    Appy Text is a super fast + lightweight text editor. Immersive too - more content, less chrome. If you're a Notepad user but have been looking for a charmingly simple, modern and free alternative then look no further. Made (carefully) for PC, tablet and phone.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
     
  8. QuasiMemo icon
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    QuasiMemo is a hybrid web tool that turns your browser into a multi-functional clipboard, notepad and memo app. It was originally created to be used as a tool by virtual workers who frequently need to cut and paste bits of text and small images in their line of work.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Light notepad experience as in other Operating Systems. Simple, light, quick, free. Does not try to sync to cloud services or try to replace your favorite text editor. And completely free.

    14 Light Notepad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Janus is a simple, native Linux text editor. Supports UTF-8 and binary data through it's binary editing mode. Spiritual successor to Leafpad.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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