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 alternatives are mainly Code Editors but may also be Text Editors or IDEs. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of TextMate.

TextMate

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Code Editor
Free • Open Source

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TextMate alternatives page was last updated Mar 14, 2024

Notepad++
Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.
228 Notepad++ alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
+9
Top Notepad++ Features
1. Lightweight
2. Code Formatting
3. Portable
4. Tabbed interface
5. Search and Replace
6. Text formatting
7. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
8. Multiple Open Tabs
9. Multiple languages
10. Color coding
11. Support for Javascript
12. Configurable
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Notepad++ VS TextMate
Is Notepad++ a good alternative to TextMate?
- Almost everyone thinks Notepad++ is a great TextMate alternative.
- Notepad++ is the most popular Windows alternative to TextMate.
- Notepad++ is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to TextMate.
- Notepad++ is Free and Open SourceTextMate is also Free and Open Source

Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code is a free and extensible code editor for building web, desktop, and mobile applications, using any programming language and framework.
206 Visual Studio Code alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- Code Editor
- IDE
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Chrome OS
+2
Top Visual Studio Code Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
2. Customizable
3. Autocompletion
4. IDE
5. Built-in terminal emulation
6. Syntax Highlighting
7. Code Completion
8. Multiple languages
9. Git Support
10. GitHub Integration
11. Support for Themes
12. Dark Mode
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Visual Studio Code VS TextMate
Is Visual Studio Code a good alternative to TextMate?
- Most users think Visual Studio Code is a great TextMate alternative.
- Visual Studio Code is the most popular Web-based, Mac & Linux alternative to TextMate.
- Visual Studio Code is Free and ProprietaryTextMate is Free and Open Source
- Visual Studio Code is CustomizableTextMate is not according to our users

Sublime Text
Powerful editor blending code, markup, and prose editing with enhanced features like multi-tab selection, side-by-side definition viewing, and multiple selection tools for swift code navigation.
194 Sublime Text alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
+1
Top Sublime Text Features
1. Lightweight
2. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
3. Customizable
4. Package Control
5. Syntax Highlighting
6. IDE
7. No Tracking
8. Dark Mode
9. Support for MarkDown
10. Distraction-free
11. Works Offline
12. Git Support
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Sublime Text VS TextMate
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Comments about Sublime Text as an Alternative to TextMate

Guest
Sublime is a good alternative because you can still code like wow
Positive comment •Sep 14, 2020
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Guest
It support multi language and with a lot of feature with ton of package, it lightweight and fast
Positive comment •Dec 2, 2018
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- Almost everyone thinks Sublime Text is a great TextMate alternative.
- Sublime Text is the most popular commercial alternative to TextMate.
- Sublime Text is Paid and ProprietaryTextMate is Free and Open Source
- Sublime Text is CustomizableTextMate is not according to our users

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VSCodium
This repository contains a build file to generate FLOSS release binaries of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") project, the open source core of the proprietary Visual Studio Code.
195 VSCodium alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Code Editor
- IDE
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Electron
- Flathub
Top VSCodium Features
1. No Tracking
2. Prevent telemetry
3. IDE
4. Customizable
5. Privacy focused
6. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
7. Works Offline
8. No registration required
9. MIT License
10. Autocompletion
11. Git integration
12. Syntax Highlighting
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VSCodium VS TextMate
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Vim
Vim ("Vi IMproved") is an advanced text editor that allows syntax highlighting, word completion and has a huge amount of contributed content. It also has a GUI version called GVim.
207 Vim alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Code Editor
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Haiku
- AmigaOS
- OpenSolaris
- MorphOS
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Snapcraft
Top Vim Features
1. Lightweight
2. Keyboard focused
3. Customizable
4. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
5. Syntax Highlighting
6. Hackable
7. Command line interface
8. Works Offline
9. Support for MarkDown
10. No registration required
11. Portable
12. Batch Editing
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Eclipse
Eclipse is an extensible development platform with runtimes and application frameworks for building, deploying and managing software across the entire software lifecycle. Many people know Eclipse as a Java IDE, but it is much more than that- Eclipse actually consists of over 60...
159 Eclipse alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- IDE
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
Top Eclipse Features
1. IDE
2. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
3. Java IDE
4. C++
5. Refactoring
6. Autocompletion
7. Syntax Highlighting
8. Portable
9. No registration required
10. Works Offline
11. Spell Checking
12. Code Formatting
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Comments about Eclipse as an Alternative to TextMate

Guest
TextMate is a text editor while Eclipse is an IDE for developers.
Negative comment •Jun 6, 2016
5
Guest
One is an IDE, the other is text editor.
Negative comment •Sep 28, 2016
3
- Eclipse is Free and Open SourceTextMate is also Free and Open Source

Neovim
Refactored version of Vim, simplifying maintenance, improving developer contributions, and enabling new user interfaces. Features extensible plugin architecture, lightweight resource usage, syntax highlighting, no registration, ad-free, and distraction-free mode.
97 Neovim alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Code Editor
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- BSD
Top Neovim Features
1. Lightweight
2. Configurable
3. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
4. Lua scripting
5. Terminal-based
6. Syntax Highlighting
7. Asynchronous
8. Vim
9. Distraction-free
10. Ad-free
11. No registration required
12. Autocompletion
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Neovim VS TextMate
Is Neovim a good alternative to TextMate?
- Neovim is the most popular Android alternative to TextMate.
- Neovim is Free and Open SourceTextMate is also Free and Open Source

Kate
The Kate project develops two main products: KatePart, the advanced editor component which is used in numerous KDE applications requiring a text editing component, and Kate, a MDI text editor application.
139 Kate alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- KDE Plasma
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Snapcraft
Top Kate Features
1. Native application
2. Themes
3. Editable text color schemes
4. Syntax Highlighting
5. Built-in terminal emulation
6. Tabbed interface
7. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
8. Git Support
9. Lightweight
10. Support for MarkDown
11. Code Formatting
12. Built-in themes
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gedit
Official text editor of the GNOME desktop environment. Has syntax highlighting and is suitable for programming, with support for several languages. It is extensible with plugins.
183 gedit alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Chrome OS
- BSD
- GNOME
- OpenSolaris
- Flathub
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gedit Features
1. Lightweight
2. Syntax Highlighting
3. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
4. Customizable
5. Autocompletion
6. Works Offline
7. Ad-free
8. Spell Checking
9. Privacy focused
10. Support for Unicode
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Zed Editor
Zed is a blazing fast, multi-user, productivity-focused text editor. From the creators of Atom, Electron and Tree-sitter, the editor features built-in Vim mode with tooltips for key-bindings, language-aware...
64 Zed Editor alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Code Editor
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Top Zed Editor Features
1. Syntax Highlighting
2. Lightweight
3. Optimal performance
4. IDE
5. Dark Mode
6. Built-in terminal emulation
7. Autocompletion
8. Ad-free
9. Real time collaboration
10. Works Offline
11. Support for Themes
12. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
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GNU Emacs
GNU Emacs is an extensible, customizable text editor—and more. At its core is an interpreter for Emacs Lisp, a dialect of the Lisp programming language with extensions to support text editing. The features of GNU Emacs include:
171 GNU Emacs alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- BSD
- F-Droid
- Haiku
- Homebrew
- Snapcraft
- Debian
- MacPorts
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Top GNU Emacs Features
1. Extensibility
2. Customizable
3. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
4. Org-mode
5. Self-documenting
6. IDE
7. Terminal-based
8. Multi OS
9. Syntax Highlighting
10. Support for scripting
11. Command line interface
12. No Tracking
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Pulsar Editor
A Community-led Hyper-Hackable Text Editor, built on Electron. and based on everything we love about our favorite editors.
65 Pulsar Editor alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Chrome OS
- BSD
- Electron / Atom Shell
Top Pulsar Editor Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
2. Community-based
3. Hackable
4. IDE
5. No registration required
6. Works Offline
7. Ad-free
8. Support for MarkDown
9. Dark Mode
10. Distraction-free
11. Git Support
12. No Tracking
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