TextMate Alternatives

TextMate is described as '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' and is a very popular Code Editor in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to TextMate for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, BSD and Flathub apps. The best TextMate alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like TextMate are Visual Studio Code, VSCodium, Sublime Text and Vim.

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TextMate alternatives page was last updated Jul 7, 2025
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  1. Thunderpad icon

    Thunderpad

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    Thunderpad (formerly Textpad) is a simple, general-purpose and cross-platform text editor written in C++ using the Qt libraries. Thunderpad aims to be faster and more lightweight than most text editors, but as useful as them.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • MX flagMexico

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed since 2015. Latest versions can be still downloaded from SourceForge and GitHub

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting

    Thunderpad VS TextMate

     
  2. Bim text editor icon

    Bim text editor

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    Bim is a Vim-inspired, terminal text editor originally built for ToaruOS but also available for Linux, Sortix, FreeBSD, and macOS. Bim aims to be lightweight and featureful with no external dependencies, providing a modern editing experience...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Bim text editor screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Syntax Highlighting

    Bim text editor VS TextMate

     
  4. Ynote Classic icon

    Ynote Classic

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    Ynote Classic is an easy to use fast and advanced text editor with a tabbed interface and multiview. It has intelligent Syntax Highlighting, Code Folding , Auto Indent and autocompletion. It can highlight any language you like using Regular Expressions.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Ynote Classic screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last release was in July 2018.

    Ynote Classic Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  Support for Large File
    4.  Automatic Indentation
    5.  Support for regular expressions

    Ynote Classic VS TextMate

     
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  6. Notepad icon

    Notepad

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    Notepad is a fast and distraction-free online writing space. Capture thoughts, take notes, and share instantly. Perfect for quick ideas, to-do lists, etc.

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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    Notepad screenshot 1

    Notepad Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Automatic Backup

    Notepad VS TextMate

     
  7. Text Edit Plus icon

    Text Edit Plus

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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.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • TR flagTürkiye

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Text Edit Plus screenshot 1

    Text Edit Plus Features

    1.  Support for Large File
    2.  Text statistics analysis
    3.  Text editing

    Text Edit Plus VS TextMate

     

  8. Acme

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    Acme is a powerful text editor, development environment and textual-user-interface platform developed by Rob Pike originally for Plan 9 from Bell Labs research operating system, and now has ports available for all major platforms.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Acme screenshot 1

    Acme VS TextMate

     
  10. Keypress Editor icon

    Keypress Editor

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    A new code editor for Chrome and ChromeOS.

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    Keypress Editor screenshot 1

    Keypress Editor Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Coding

    Keypress Editor VS TextMate

     
  11. GetDiz icon

    GetDiz

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    GetDiz is a fully featured text editor which can replace Notepad while maintaining an incredible speed, ease of use and small size. You can display and edit any text files with GetDiz. Additionally it offers enhanced functionality with DIZ and NFO files, which are often included...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • AT flagAustria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    GetDiz screenshot 1

    GetDiz Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  ASCII Art

    GetDiz VS TextMate

     
  12. TotalEdit icon

    TotalEdit

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    TotalEdit is a powerful notepad replacement and text editor. Packed full of features to help everyone from office workers, journalists through to programmers and web site editors.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    TotalEdit screenshot 1

    TotalEdit VS TextMate

     
  13. Jottr icon

    Jottr

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    A simple, opinionated plain text editor designed for writers, journalists and researchers. Jottr is not meant to be a full-featured text editor, but rather a simple and easy to use tool for writing. It's not aimed at developers.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Jottr screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Distraction-free
    4.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Built-in Dictionary
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Full-Text Search
    8.  Word counter
    9.  Integrated Web Browser
    10.  Distraction-free Writing

    Jottr VS TextMate

     
  14. VbsEdit icon

    VbsEdit

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    VbsEdit, the award-winning VBScript editor that dramatically reduces the time you spend writing .VBS scripts

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    VbsEdit screenshot 1

    VbsEdit Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Debugging

    VbsEdit VS TextMate

     
  15. Emerald Editor (Crimson Editor) icon

    Emerald Editor (Crimson Editor)

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    Crimson Editor is a professional source editor for Windows. While it can serve as a good replacement for Notepad, it also offers many powerful features for programming languages such as HTML, C/C++, Perl, and Java.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • KR flagSouth Korea

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Emerald Editor (Crimson Editor) screenshot 1

    Emerald Editor (Crimson Editor) Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Column edit mode
    3.  Tex
    4.  C++
    5.  Color coding

    Emerald Editor (Crimson Editor) VS TextMate

     
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