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 alternatives page was last updated Mar 14, 2024
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  1. Smultron icon
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    Smultron is a text editor for Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 which is both easy to use and powerful. It is designed to neither confuse newcomers nor disappoint advanced users. It should work perfectly for a whole variety of needs - like web programming, script editing, making a to do...

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    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Smultron VS TextMate

     
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    CodeLobster - Free portable PHP IDE with support Drupal, Smarty, WordPress, Joomla, JQuery, CodeIgniter, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, CakePHP, Facebook, Symfony

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The company seems to have stopped the support for CodeLobster PHP Edition: they recommend to use CodeLobster IDE icon CodeLobster IDE (see http://www.codelobster.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=24735) . Last version, 5.15, released in April 2019, can be still downloaded from the official website

    CodeLobster PHP Edition Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  Portable
    4.  PHP IDE
    5.  Embedded debugger

    CodeLobster PHP Edition VS TextMate

     
  3. CSSEdit icon
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    CSSEdit is a visual cascading style sheet editor built-in Espresso , with CSS3 support for multi-browser gradients, shadows and more.

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    Country of Origin

    • BE flagBelgium
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Espresso

    CSSEdit Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  WYSIWYG Support
    3.  Live css editing
    4.  Support for FTP

    CSSEdit VS TextMate

     
  4. Runestone icon
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    A performant, lightweight, and simple plain text editor with syntax highlighting, line numbers, search and replace, page guide, and much more.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

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    Country of Origin

    • DK flagDenmark
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Properties

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

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Code Formatting
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Support for MarkDown
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No registration required

    Runestone VS TextMate

     
  5. TweakStyle icon
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    An IDE tailor-made for web design and frontend development.

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    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    TweakStyle Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Code Completion
    3.  Coding
    4.  Browser-based
    5.  Support for styluses

    TweakStyle VS TextMate

     
  6. Chocolat icon
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    Chocolat is a new text editor for Mac OS X, that combines native Cocoa with powerful text editing tools.

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    • Mac

    Chocolat Features

    1.  Coding
    2.  Multiple Cursors
    3.  Split windows

    Chocolat VS TextMate

     
  7. Intype icon
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    Intype is a powerful and intuitive code editor for Windows with lightning fast response. It is easily extensible and customizable, thanks in part to its support for scripting and native plug-ins. It makes development in any programming or scripting language quick and easy.

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    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Development seems to be discontinued. Latest activity on Twitter dates back to June 2013. Last version, 1.0.1, released on March 2013, can be still bought from the official website.

    Intype VS TextMate

     
  8. Kod icon
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    Kod is a programmers' editor for OS X

    Source available at http://github.com/rsms/kod

    Goals and features

    Fully concurrent — loading files, syntax highlighting, etc is distributed across available CPU cores. Minimal waiting time.

    Integrated scripting environment based on No.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    Discontinued

    Last update was in 2011. https://github.com/rsms/kod

    Kod VS TextMate

     
  9. Zeus IDE icon
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    A powerful, feature packed, fully configurable IDE specifically designed for Windows developers.

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    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Zeus IDE VS TextMate

     
  10. Editor.do icon
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    Editor.do is an all-in-one online IDE and hosting solution for creating, coding, and deploying static websites quickly. With over 1000 templates and libraries, it's ideal for developers of all levels.

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    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Support for Bootstrap
    3.  Autocompletion
    4.  Code Formatting
    5.  Live Preview
    6.  No Tracking

    Editor.do VS TextMate

     
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    DevTEd Lite is a free source code editor that supports several languages. System requirements: MS WIndows 10 or later.

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    • FreeProprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    DevTEd Lite Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Automatic Indentation
    3.  Code Folding

    DevTEd Lite VS TextMate

     
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    Free cross-platform IDE for editing PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript with integrated debugger, intelligent code autocomplete, FTP/SFTP, project manager, and specialized support for frameworks like Laravel, WordPress, Drupal, Symfony, Magento, AngularJS, and more.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    CodeLobster IDE Features

    1.  PHP IDE
    2.  Debugging

    CodeLobster IDE VS TextMate

     
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