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   Notepad++

    4933 likes

   Notepad++ is a free, open-source code editor supporting several languages, offering features like syntax highlighting, plugin support, dark mode, portability, privacy, and efficient resource usage, making it highly customizable and suitable for various programming needs.

   249 Notepad++ alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Code Editor
   • Text Editor

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • PortableApps.com

   

   

   

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   Top Positive Comment

   NA0341

   Aug 5, 2025

   0

   Open Source, Performant, Lots of Features, HEX-Editor Plugin, Lightweight.

   Top Negative Comment

   Guest

   Apr 26, 2017

   4

   notepad++ is missing a lot of functions

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   Guest

   Negative comment•Dec 9, 2016

   0

   Missing important functionality, too many cooks, annoying bugs.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

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   • Notepad++ is Free and Open SourceUltraEdit is Paid and Proprietary
   • Notepad++ is Lightweight and Privacy focusedUltraEdit is not according to our users
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   Visual Studio Code

    1380 likes

   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.

   205 Visual Studio Code alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary (MIT)

   Application types

   • Code Editor
   • IDE

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Chrome OS
   • Snapcraft

   

   

   

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   Sublime Text

    2047 likes

   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.

   193 Sublime Text alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application types

   • Code Editor
   • Text Editor

   Origin

   • Australia

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Flathub
   • Flatpak
   • Snapcraft

   

   

   

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   Guest

   Negative comment•Jan 25, 2016

   0

   Do not support large files

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   

   • Sublime Text is Freemium and ProprietaryUltraEdit is Paid and Proprietary
   • Sublime Text is Lightweight and CustomizableUltraEdit is not according to our users
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   VSCodium

    408 likes

   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.

   198 VSCodium alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application types

   • Code Editor
   • IDE

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Flathub
   • Electron
   • Snapcraft
   • Homebrew
   • Chocolatey

   

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   Vim

    1348 likes

   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.

   215 Vim alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application types

   • Code Editor
   • Text Editor

   Origin

   • Netherlands
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Haiku
   • AmigaOS
   • OpenSolaris
   • MorphOS
   • Flathub
   • Flatpak
   • Snapcraft

   

   

   

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   Guest

   Positive comment•Dec 11, 2016

   2

   it's small but strong program for text editing on the most platforms.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   

   • Vim is Free and Open SourceUltraEdit is Paid and Proprietary
   • Vim is Lightweight and CustomizableUltraEdit is not according to our users
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   Eclipse

    1147 likes

   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...

   147 Eclipse alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • IDE
   • Code Editor

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD

   

   

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   Guest

   Negative comment•Jul 23, 2019

   3

   Eclipse is not a column based text editor. It's an SDK

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   Guest

   Negative comment•Jun 17, 2016

   1

   Eclipse is an development platafform.

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   • Eclipse is Free and Open SourceUltraEdit is Paid and Proprietary
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    Zed Editor

     112 likes

    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.

    90 Zed Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    • Code Editor
    • IDE

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    

    

    

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    Kate

     312 likes

    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.

    146 Kate alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

    Application types

    • Code Editor
    • Text Editor

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft

    

    

    

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    Geany

     577 likes

    Geany is a powerful, stable and lightweight programmer's text editor that provides tons of useful features without bogging down your workflow.

    154 Geany alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

    Application types

    • Code Editor
    • Text Editor

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flatpak
    • Haiku

    

    

    

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    Neovim

     188 likes

    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.

    106 Neovim alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    • Code Editor
    • Text Editor

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chocolatey
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft

    

    

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    GNU Emacs

     387 likes

    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:

    181 GNU Emacs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application types

    • Text Editor
    • Code Editor

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Debian
    • MacPorts
    • Homebrew

    

    

    

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    Apache NetBeans

     743 likes

    A free, open-source Integrated Development Environment for software developers. You get all the tools you need to create professional desktop, enterprise, web, and mobile applications with the Java language, C/C++, and even dynamic languages such as PHP, JavaScript, Groovy, and...

    97 Apache NetBeans alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

    Application types

    • IDE
    • Code Editor

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    

    

    

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    Guest

    Negative comment•Jul 23, 2019

    0

    Not a column based editor. It's an SDK

    Review by a new / low-activity user.

    

    

    • Apache NetBeans is Free and Open SourceUltraEdit is Paid and Proprietary