Eclipse Theia AlternativesCode Editors & IDEs like Eclipse Theia

Eclipse Theia is described as 'With Theia you can develop one IDE and run it in browsers or native desktop application from a single source. Theia is designed in a modular way to allow extenders and adopters customizing and extending every aspect of it' and is a Code Editor in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Eclipse Theia for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best Eclipse Theia alternative is Visual Studio Code, which is free. Other great apps like Eclipse Theia are Sublime Text, VSCodium, Zed Editor and IntelliJ IDEA.

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  1. Visual Studio Code icon

    Visual Studio Code

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    Free and extensible code editor with built-in Git support, smart IntelliSense, integrated debugger, 30,000+ extensions, works offline, supports markdown and syntax highlighting for numerous languages.

    201 Visual Studio Code alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Snapcraft
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    • Visual Studio Code is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Eclipse Theia.

    • Visual Studio Code is the most popular free alternative to Eclipse Theia.

    • Visual Studio Code is Free and ProprietaryEclipse Theia is Free and Open Source
    • Visual Studio Code is CustomizableEclipse Theia is not according to our users
  2. Sublime Text icon

    Sublime Text

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    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.

    191 Sublime Text alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. VSCodium icon

    VSCodium

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    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Electron
    • Snapcraft
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
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    • VSCodium is the most popular Open Source alternative to Eclipse Theia.

    • VSCodium is Free and Open SourceEclipse Theia is also Free and Open Source
    • VSCodium is Customizable and LightweightEclipse Theia is not according to our users
  5. Zed Editor icon

    Zed Editor

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    Blazing fast code editor offering real-time multi-user collaboration, language-aware syntax highlighting, integrated terminal, multi-buffers for tab-free editing, built-in Vim mode, searchable outline, AI coding assistance, advanced keyboard commands, and cross-platform support.

    87 Zed Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  6. IntelliJ IDEA icon

    IntelliJ IDEA

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    IntelliJ IDEA is the JetBrains IDE for pro development in Java and Kotlin. Built for your comfort, it unlocks productivity, ensures quality code, supports cutting-edge tech, and protects your privacy.

    59 IntelliJ IDEA alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    IntelliJ IDEA interface overview: the Project tool window (left) outlines the code structure and the Editor (right) is used to read, write, and explore the source code.
     
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    Windsurf Editor

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    Windsurf Editor is an IDE merging AI and developers for lockstep collaboration with Cascade capabilities, boosting speed and contextual coding through copilot and agent-like systems across Mac, Windows, and Linux.

    63 Windsurf Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. Cursor icon

    Cursor

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    The AI-first Code Editor. Build software faster in an editor designed for pair-programming with AI.

    93 Cursor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Kiro

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    Kiro is an AI-powered IDE developed by Amazon Web Services to help developers build and ship production-ready software from prompt to deployment. Based on VS Code, it combines intuitive "vibe coding" with structured...

    35 Kiro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Lapce

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    Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust.

    189 Lapce alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Zasper

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    A powerful IDE for data science, Zasper excels with massive concurrency support, enabling numerous simultaneous connections, minimal memory usage, and speedy performance. Suited for REPL-style data apps like Jupyter notebooks, fully supported on Mac with limited Linux support.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    CodeEdit

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    CodeEdit is a code editor built by the community, for the community, written entirely and unapologetically for macOS. Features include syntax highlighting, code completion, project find and replace, snippets, terminal, task running, debugging, git integration, code review...

    29 CodeEdit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  14. Athas icon

    Athas

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    Lightweight, open-source code editor for Windows, Mac, and Linux featuring Vim keybindings, built-in Git support, agentic AI editing with multiple models, syntax highlighting, LSP for intelligent completion, fast performance, and efficient workflows.

    55 Athas alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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