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The best alternative to UltraEdit is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to UltraEdit and many of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to UltraEdit are Vim, Kate, Geany and Gram.

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  1. Notepad++ icon
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    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.

    274 Notepad++ alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  2. Vim icon
     1371 likes

    Advanced text editor with syntax highlighting, word completion, multiple editing modes for efficiency, plugin and script extensibility, GUI and command-line operation, a thorough help system, and cross-platform support across various operating systems.

    238 Vim alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
    • AmigaOS
    • OpenSolaris
    • MorphOS
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  3. Kate icon
     337 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.

    167 Kate alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
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  4. Geany icon
     584 likes

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

    173 Geany alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flatpak
    • Haiku
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  5. Gram icon
     12 likes

    Gram is a powerful and modern source code editor. It features solid performance and is highly configurable, yet comes with batteries included out of the box. Gram supports many popular programming languages and file formats, and can use Zed extensions to support additional...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Gentoo
    • Homebrew
    • Windows
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  6. Qt Creator icon
     111 likes

    Qt Creator is a cross-platform integrated development environment (IDE) built for the maximum developer experience. Qt Creator runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS desktop operating systems and allows developers to create software across desktop, mobile, and embedded platforms.

    131 Qt Creator alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • BSD
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  7. PSPad icon
     203 likes

    PSPad is a freeware programmers editor in 8 languages for Microsoft Windows operating systems. Some features are highlighted syntax, ftp, projects and so on. Code explorer for Pascal, C/C++, INI, HTML, XML, PHP and more in development, internal web browser with APACHE support.

    186 PSPad alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  8. Kakoune icon
     21 likes

    Vim inspired text editor with support for multiple selections and scores of other "out of the box" features.

    96 Kakoune alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Cygwin
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  9. RustRover icon
     5 likes

    Enjoy full support when running your code inside the Rust IDE, be it for testing purposes, debugging, benchmarking, profiling, or targeting different platforms.

    71 RustRover alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  10. Vim Classic icon
     5 likes

    Vim Classic is a fork of Vim 8.x for long-term maintenance, providing a stable, dependable editor — maintained entirely by humans.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • OpenSolaris
    • MorphOS
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  11. Xed icon
     22 likes

    A text editor forked from Pluma and Gedit. Xed is the default text editor of Linux Mint. It can be customized and is available in multiple languages.

    166 Xed alternatives

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    • Linux
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  12. MacVim icon
     31 likes

    MacVim is a port of the text editor Vim to macOS. MacVim supports multiple windows with tabbed editing and a host of other features such as:

    90 MacVim alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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