TextMate Alternatives for Windows

TextMate is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to TextMate and loads of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to TextMate are Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text, VSCodium and Vim.

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TextMate 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...

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TextMate alternatives page was last updated Mar 14, 2024
  1. SciTE icon
     147 likes

    SciTE is a SCIntilla based Text Editor. Originally built to demonstrate Scintilla, it has grown to be a generally useful editor with facilities for building and running programs. It is best used for jobs with simple configurations - I use it for building test and demonstration...

    152 SciTE alternatives
    SciTE screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
    SciTE iconTextMate Icon

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  2. JetBrains Fleet icon
     8 likes

    Built from scratch, based on 20 years of experience developing IDEs. Fleet uses the IntelliJ code-processing engine, with a distributed IDE architecture and a reimagined UI.

    193 JetBrains Fleet alternatives
    JetBrains Fleet screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  Autocompletion
    5.  Code Formatting
    JetBrains Fleet iconTextMate Icon

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  3. jEdit icon
     115 likes

    jEdit is a mature programmer's text editor with hundreds (counting the time developing plugins) of person-years of development behind it. jEdit beats many expensive development tools for features and ease of use AND it is released as free software with full source code...

    139 jEdit alternatives
    jEdit on Windows

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    jEdit Features

    1.  Java based
    jEdit iconTextMate Icon

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  4. Zed Code Editor icon
     19 likes

    Zed is a fully offline-capable text and code editor you can use to edit files locally, on Dropbox, or remotely on any server. It has all the code editor features you'd expect and more:

    105 Zed Code Editor alternatives
    Zed Code Editor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome

    Properties

    1.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Dropbox integration
    3.  Code Completion
    Discontinued

    No code committed in eight years. Linked website has no mention of any code editor.

    Zed Code Editor iconTextMate Icon

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  5. RustRover icon
     3 likes

    Enjoy full support when running your code inside the Rust IDE, be it for testing purposes, debugging, benchmarking, profiling, or targeting different platforms.

    59 RustRover alternatives
    RustRover screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Code Formatting
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Git Support
    5.  Autocompletion
    6.  Rust
    RustRover iconTextMate Icon

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  6. Textadept icon
     36 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...

    92 Textadept alternatives
    running in windows 7. (aero disabled)

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Portable
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Lua scripting
    Textadept iconTextMate Icon

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  7. Light Table icon
     59 likes

    Light Table is a new interactive IDE that lets you modify running programs and embed anything from websites to games. It provides the real time feedback we need to not only answer questions about our code, but to understand how our programs really work.

    91 Light Table alternatives
    Light Table screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    Discontinued

    The last version (0.8.1) is from January 2016.

    Light Table iconTextMate Icon

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  8. Graviton Editor icon
     17 likes

    Graviton Code Editor is a minimalist, cross-platform editor focused on speed, customization and productivity.

    190 Graviton Editor alternatives
    Graviton Editor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  Plugin API
    Graviton Editor iconTextMate Icon

    Graviton Editor VS TextMate

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  9. ReText icon
     48 likes

    ReText is a simple text editor for Markdown and reStructuredText documents with syntax highlighting and optional live preview.

    199 ReText alternatives
    ReText screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Live Preview
    3.  Distraction-free
    4.  WYSIWYG Support
    5.  ReStructuredText
    ReText iconTextMate Icon

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  10. Programmer's Notepad icon
     63 likes

    Notepad more focused on developing than just scribble down notes.

    These is not an exhaustive feature list, but gives you some idea of the features present in Programmer’s Notepad.

    • Syntax Highlighting for lots of languages, configured with schemes
    • Multi-language use.
    129 Programmer's Notepad alternatives
    PN on Vista

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Programmer's Notepad Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Portable
    3.  Tabbed interface
    4.  Multiple languages
    5.  Support for regular expressions
    6.  Search and Replace
    Discontinued

    not updated since 3 dec 2016

    Programmer's Notepad iconTextMate Icon

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  11. Notepad Next icon
     6 likes

    A cross-platform, reimplementation of Notepad++. Releases are available for Windows, Linux, and macOS.

    56 Notepad Next alternatives
    Notepad Next screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    Notepad Next iconTextMate Icon

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  12. ecode icon
     4 likes

    ecode is a lightweight multi-platform code editor designed for modern hardware with a focus on responsiveness and performance. It has been developed with the hardware-accelerated eepp GUI, which provides the core technology for the editor.

    55 ecode alternatives
    ecode screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No registration required

    Features

    1.  Git Support
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Portable
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Color Palette
    7.  Key rebinding
    8.  Key binding
    9.  Tree view
    10.  Linting
    11.  Search and Replace
    ecode iconTextMate Icon

    ecode VS TextMate

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