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 are mainly Code Editors, but if you're looking for Text Editors or IDEs you can filter on that. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to TextMate.
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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 Jul 27, 2024
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  1. Diakonos icon
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    Diakonos is a powerful and easy to use console-based text editor.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Diakonos Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Console-based

    Diakonos VS TextMate

     
  2. jdTextEdit icon
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    jdTextEdit is a powerful texteditor with a lot of features.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  Portable
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  Python-based
    6.  QT Based

    jdTextEdit VS TextMate

     
  3. Aubrey's gVim icon
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    Aubrey’s gVim is, well, Aubrey's gVim! The project arose out the his personal desire to use Vim as my HTML, CSS, PHP & Javascript editor.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    Aubrey's gVim Features

    1.  Portable

    Aubrey's gVim VS TextMate

     
  4. Codeit icon
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    Codeit is a mobile code editor connected to Git. Runs on the web, open source and free. Supports HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, Bootstrap, XML and more. Easy to use without how to.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • NO flagNorway

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Syntax Highlighting

    Codeit VS TextMate

     
    • Codeit is the most popular SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to TextMate.

    • Codeit is Free and Open SourceTextMate is also Free and Open Source
    • Codeit is LightweightTextMate is not according to our users
  5. Judge0 IDE icon
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    Judge0 IDE is a free and open-source online code editor that allows you to write and execute code from a rich set of languages. It's perfect for anybody who just wants to quickly write and run some code without opening a full-featured IDE on their computer.

    170 Judge0 IDE alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • HR flagCroatia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Judge0 IDE VS TextMate

     
  6. Howl icon
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    Howl is a general purpose editor that aims to be both lightweight and fully customizable. It is built on top of the very fast LuaJIT runtime, and can be extended in either Lua or Moonscript. It has a minimalistic UI driven mainly by the keyboard.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Discontinued

    The last version (0.6) is from April 2019.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Minimalistic
    3.  Customizable
    4.  Keyboard focused

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Programmable
    3.  Keyboard Shortcuts

    Howl VS TextMate

     
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    The canvas-based IDE that makes navigation and refactoring 10x faster.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Haystack IDE Features

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

    Haystack IDE VS TextMate

     
  8.  Like
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    Smallest Vi-clone text editor for Windows (62KB) that runs in terminal and SSH sessions.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IM flagIsle of Man

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  No registration required

    Z-VI VS TextMate

     
  9. Jane icon
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    Jane is Just Another Nasty Editor, designed to view and edit all kind of ASCII files. There are millions of similar editors already available, but the choice is yours: those who try this might discover nice features they'll soon don't want to miss anymore.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Jane Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Drag and Drop
    3.  Shell integration

    Jane VS TextMate

     
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    WYSIWYG Web Builder generates HTML tags automatically, supports varied designs with over 250 pre-made blocks, and integrates tools for form email, file uploads, and validation. It includes extensions for slideshows, multimedia, ecommerce features, and a one-click publishing tool supporting multiple protocols.

    85 WYSIWYG Web Builder alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    WYSIWYG Web Builder Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Content Templates

    WYSIWYG Web Builder VS TextMate

     
  11. PHP Studio icon
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    PHP Studio is an easy-to-use and comprehensive development solution for PHP based websites and applications. This advanced PHP editor has many features that will streamline complete development process of editing, debugging and deploying of PHP applications for both beginner and...

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    PHP Studio VS TextMate

     
  12. skEdit icon
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    Simple, Flexible, Powerful Text Editor for the Web. Handles most common features you want; code completion, saved snippets, subversion support, remote connections, extensible language support, browser preview and much more.

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    skEdit VS TextMate

     
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