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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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    +9
    TextFX plugin menu

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Configurable

    Features

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

    Notepad++ VS TextMate

    Is Notepad++ a good alternative to TextMate?
     

    • Almost everyone thinks Notepad++ is a great TextMate alternative.

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

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

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

    Visual Studio Code

     1280 likes
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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
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

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

    Visual Studio Code VS TextMate

    Is Visual Studio Code a good alternative to TextMate?
     

    • Most users think Visual Studio Code is a great TextMate alternative.

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

    • Visual Studio Code is Free and ProprietaryTextMate is Free and Open Source
    • Visual Studio Code is CustomizableTextMate is not according to our users
  4. 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.

    198 Sublime Text alternatives
    Sublime Text screenshot 1

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Sublime Text screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

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

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    Comments about Sublime Text as an Alternative to TextMate
     
    Guest

    Sublime is a good alternative because you can still code like wow

    Positive comment •Sep 14, 2020
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    Guest

    It support multi language and with a lot of feature with ton of package, it lightweight and fast

    Positive comment •Dec 2, 2018
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    • Almost everyone thinks Sublime Text is a great TextMate alternative.

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

    • Sublime Text is Paid and ProprietaryTextMate is Free and Open Source
    • Sublime Text is Lightweight and CustomizableTextMate is not according to our users
  5. VSCodium icon
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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
    • Flathub
    • Electron

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

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

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  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
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    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.  Keyboard focused
    3.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    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
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    Vim VS TextMate

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  7. Eclipse icon
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    Eclipse

     1137 likes
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    Eclipse is an extensible development platform with runtimes and application frameworks for building, deploying and managing software across the entire software lifecycle. Many people know Eclipse as a Java IDE, but it is much more than that- Eclipse actually consists of over 60...

    161 Eclipse alternatives
    eclipse on windows 10

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    eclipse on macOS

    Top Eclipse Features

    1.  IDE
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Java IDE
    4.  C++
    5.  Refactoring
    6.  Debugging
    7.  Autocompletion
    8.  Syntax Highlighting
    9.  Portable
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  Spell Checking
    13.  Code Formatting
    14.  Batch Editing
    15.  Ad-free
    16.  Dark Mode
    17.  Ruby
    18.  SCM Integration
    19.  Java based
    Eclipse iconTextMate Icon

    Eclipse VS TextMate

    Is Eclipse a good alternative to TextMate?
     
    Comments about Eclipse as an Alternative to TextMate
     
    Guest

    TextMate is a text editor while Eclipse is an IDE for developers.

    Negative comment •Jun 6, 2016
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    Guest

    One is an IDE, the other is text editor.

    Negative comment •Sep 28, 2016
    3
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    • Eclipse is Free and Open SourceTextMate is also Free and Open Source
  9. Neovim icon
    Neovim icon

    Neovim

     166 likes
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    Refactored version of Vim, simplifying maintenance, improving developer contributions, and enabling new user interfaces. Features extensible plugin architecture, lightweight resource usage, syntax highlighting, no registration, ad-free, and distraction-free mode.

    100 Neovim alternatives
    Neovim screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Neovim screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Lua scripting
    3.  Terminal-based
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  Asynchronous
    6.  Vim
    7.  Sane defaults
    8.  Distraction-free
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Autocompletion
    12.  Code Formatting
    Neovim iconTextMate Icon

    Neovim VS TextMate

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  10. Kate icon
    Kate icon

    Kate

     288 likes
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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.  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.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    9.  Git Support
    10.  Code Formatting
    11.  Spell Checking
    12.  Full-Text Search
    13.  Support for MarkDown
    14.  Support for regular expressions
    15.  Built-in themes
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    Kate VS TextMate

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  11. Zed Editor icon
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    Zed Editor

     46 likes
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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...

    69 Zed Editor alternatives
    Zed Editor screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Zed Editor screenshot 1
    Zed Editor screenshot 2

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Optimal performance
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  IDE
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Built-in terminal emulation
    5.  Autocompletion
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Real time collaboration
    8.  Rust
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  Multiple Cursors
    11.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    12.  No registration required
    13.  Distraction-free
    14.  Support for MarkDown
    15.  Git Support
    16.  Fuzzy Finder
    17.  Refactoring
    18.  Command palette
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    Zed Editor VS TextMate

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  12. gedit icon
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    gedit

     685 likes
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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
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    +2
    gedit screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Autocompletion
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Spell Checking
    8.  Support for Unicode
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    gedit VS TextMate

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  13. GNU Emacs icon
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    GNU Emacs

     377 likes
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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:

    175 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
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    +6
    Emacs integrates with GDB to provide an IDE

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Extensibility
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Org-mode
    4.  Self-documenting
    5.  IDE
    6.  Terminal-based
    7.  Multi OS
    8.  Syntax Highlighting
    9.  Support for scripting
    10.  Command line interface
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  IDE All Languages
    13.  Editable text color schemes
    14.  Code Completion
    15.  Package Control
    16.  Works Offline
    17.  Spell Checking
    18.  Ad-free
    19.  Support for MarkDown
    20.  No registration required
    GNU Emacs iconTextMate Icon

    GNU Emacs VS TextMate

    Is GNU Emacs a good alternative to TextMate?
     

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

    • GNU Emacs is Free and Open SourceTextMate is also Free and Open Source
    • GNU Emacs is CustomizableTextMate is not according to our users
  14. Pulsar Editor icon
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    Pulsar Editor

     38 likes
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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

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Community-based
    3.  Hackable
    4.  IDE
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Multiple languages
    8.  Add-ons
    9.  Tabbed interface
    10.  GitHub Integration
    11.  Ad-free
    12.  Support for MarkDown
    13.  Dark Mode
    14.  Distraction-free
    15.  Git Support
    16.  No Tracking
    17.  Code Formatting
    18.  Teletype
    19.  Folder Hierarchy
    20.  Electron based
    Pulsar Editor iconTextMate Icon

    Pulsar Editor VS TextMate

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