TotalEdit AlternativesText Editors and other similar apps like TotalEdit

TotalEdit is described as 'Powerful notepad replacement and text editor. Packed full of features to help everyone from office workers, journalists through to programmers and web site editors' and is a Text Editor in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to TotalEdit for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and Flathub apps. The best TotalEdit alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like TotalEdit are Visual Studio Code, VSCodium, Sublime Text and Vim.

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TotalEdit

Text Editor
Free • Proprietary

TotalEdit is a powerful notepad replacement and text editor. Packed full of features to help everyone from office workers, journalists through to programmers and web site editors.

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TotalEdit alternatives page was last updated Jul 8, 2019

Notepad++
Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.
227 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 TotalEdit
Is Notepad++ a good alternative to TotalEdit?
- Notepad++ is the most popular Windows alternative to TotalEdit.
- Notepad++ is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to TotalEdit.
- Notepad++ is Free and Open SourceTotalEdit is Free and Proprietary
- Notepad++ is LightweightTotalEdit is not according to our users

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
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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 TotalEdit
Is Visual Studio Code a good alternative to TotalEdit?
- Visual Studio Code is the most popular Web-based, Mac & Linux alternative to TotalEdit.
- Visual Studio Code is Free and ProprietaryTotalEdit is also Free and Proprietary
- Visual Studio Code is CustomizableTotalEdit is not according to our users

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. Autocompletion
10. MIT License
11. Git integration
12. Syntax Highlighting
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VSCodium VS TotalEdit
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Sublime Text
Sublime Text is a sophisticated text editor for code, html and prose - any kind of text file. You'll love the slick user interface and extraordinary features.
194 Sublime Text alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Top Sublime Text Features
1. Lightweight
2. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
3. Customizable
4. Package Control
5. Syntax Highlighting
6. IDE
7. Clean design
8. No Tracking
9. Dark Mode
10. Autocompletion
11. Distraction-free
12. Portable
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Sublime Text VS TotalEdit
Is Sublime Text a good alternative to TotalEdit?
- Sublime Text is the most popular commercial alternative to TotalEdit.
- Sublime Text is Paid and ProprietaryTotalEdit is Free and Proprietary
- Sublime Text is Lightweight and CustomizableTotalEdit is not according to our users

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.
205 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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Vim VS TotalEdit
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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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Eclipse VS TotalEdit
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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
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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Kate VS TotalEdit
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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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gedit VS TotalEdit
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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:
170 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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GNU Emacs VS TotalEdit
Is GNU Emacs a good alternative to TotalEdit?
- GNU Emacs is the most popular Android alternative to TotalEdit.
- GNU Emacs is Free and Open SourceTotalEdit is Free and Proprietary
- GNU Emacs is CustomizableTotalEdit is not according to our users

TextMate
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 users alike.
159 TextMate alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Code Editor
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
Top TextMate Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
2. Support for Themes
3. Syntax Highlighting
4. Support for MarkDown
5. Lightweight
6. Search and Replace
7. No registration required
8. Dark Mode
9. Code Formatting
10. Ad-free
11. Works Offline
12. Automatic Indentation
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Discontinued
Last commit and version is from 2021
TextMate VS TotalEdit
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CudaText
CudaText is a cross-platform text editor, written in Lazarus / Free Pascal.
190 CudaText alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Flathub
+3
Top CudaText Features
1. Lightweight
2. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
3. Native application
4. Customizable
5. Minimap
6. Autocompletion
7. Syntax Highlighting
8. Support for Themes
9. Ad-free
10. No registration required
11. Command palette
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CudaText VS TotalEdit
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Notepad
Fastest and lightweight simple text editor bundled with all Windows OS. Just plain text, saves in .txt format. So it has been used by people for long time Since 1980s. Features improved especially since 2018.
136 Notepad alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Windows
+2
Notepad Features
1. Minimalistic
2. Simple text editor
3. Support for Unicode
4. Save as txt
5. No Tracking
6. Lightweight
7. Ad-free
8. Works Offline
9. Dark Mode
10. Bundled with Windows
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Notepad VS TotalEdit
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