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, 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 May 2, 2024
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  1. Espresso icon

    Espresso

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    Espresso is a powerful text editor for web developers, from the creators of CSSEdit .

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • BE flagBelgium
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Main window and preview

    Espresso Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Spell Checking
    3.  Code Completion
    4.  Live css editing

    Espresso VS TextMate

     
  2. RubyMine icon

    RubyMine

     38 likes
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    JetBrains RubyMine — Ruby and Rails IDE built on years proven IntelliJ platform. RubyMine brings the whole range of essential developers tools, all tightly integrated together for creating the convenient development environment for productive Ruby development and Web development...

    16 RubyMine alternatives

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    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Rails project view

    RubyMine Features

    1.  Ide integration
    2.  Refactoring

    RubyMine VS TextMate

     
  4. RJ TextEd icon

    RJ TextEd

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    RJ TextEd is a full featured text and source editor with Unicode support, syntax highlighting and code folding. The functionality extends beyond text files and includes support for HTML editing with integrated preview, spell checking, auto completion, HTML validation, templates...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    RJ TextEd screenshot 1

    RJ TextEd Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Syntax Highlighting

    RJ TextEd VS TextMate

     
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  6. CodeRunner icon

    CodeRunner

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    A simple programmer's editor with a tightly-integrated console.

    It's excellent for rapidly prototyping code with its super fast edit-run-edit -run-save workflow, and its Cocoa integration gives it a real edge over the command line.

    It has syntax highlighting and code co.

    17 CodeRunner alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    CodeRunner screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Support for regular expressions
    3.  Code Completion
    4.  Rad
    5.  Objective-c
    6.  Applescript
    7.  Repl
    8.  Regex substitution

    CodeRunner VS TextMate

     
  7. CodeBrew icon

    CodeBrew

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    Unleash the power of Java coding on your iPhone or iPad with CodeBrew - the ultimate Java Integrated Development Environment designed for developers on the go. Dive into the world of seamless coding, whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting your programming journey.

    56 CodeBrew alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    CodeBrew Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Autocompletion
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Java IDE

    CodeBrew VS TextMate

     
  8. TextPad icon

    TextPad

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    TextPad is designed to provide the power and functionality to satisfy the most demanding text editing requirements. It can edit files up to the limits of virtual memory, and it will work with the 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, Server 2003 and 2008.

    125 TextPad alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Running in Vista

    TextPad Features

    1.  Search and Replace

    TextPad VS TextMate

     
  10. SynWrite icon

    SynWrite

     30 likes
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    SynWrite is a free source code editor and notepad replacement for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems.

    167 SynWrite alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Total Commander
    SynWrite screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last update was on 29-08-2017. Synwrite is continued on CudaText.Only there is no Total Commander plug-in with CudaText.

    SynWrite Features

    1.  Spell Checking
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Portable
    4.  Tree structure

    SynWrite VS TextMate

     
  11. ecode icon

    ecode

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    ecode screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Portable
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Full-Text Search
    9.  Autocompletion
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  Color Palette
    12.  Tree view

    ecode VS TextMate

     
  12. Caret-T icon

    Caret-T

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    Fork of Caret Editor that has full Tern integration (Intellisense for Javascript)

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    Caret-T screenshot 1

    Caret-T VS TextMate

     
  13. Flux icon

    Flux

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    Flux is an advanced HTML5 Web design application, capable of creating stunning sites from scratch. Flux isn't a template based solution, it's a creative design environment.

    License model

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    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Visual webdesign showing the relation between elements

    Flux Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support

    Flux VS TextMate

     
  14. phpDesigner icon

    phpDesigner

     15 likes
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    Powerful PHP IDE and PHP editor with built-in HTML, CSS and JavaScript editor. Fast. Powerful. Time-saving!

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • DK flagDenmark
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    phpDesigner screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 8.1.2, released in May 2013, can be still bought from the official website.

    phpDesigner Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  PHP IDE

    phpDesigner VS TextMate

     
  15. Lime Text icon

    Lime Text

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    Experimental Sublime Text clone. The Backend is written in Go (Programming Language). If you are fluent in go, go ahead fork the projekt. This project is at an early stage. It is a chance and a challenge.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Lime Text screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    It would appear that Lime Text has been abandoned. It's web site is unavailable and it appears no work has been done on it since last year.

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting

    Lime Text VS TextMate

     
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