Vim AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Code Editors for Mac - Page 5

There are many alternatives to Vim for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac Code Editor alternative is Visual Studio Code, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Vim and loads of them are Code Editors available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac Code Editor alternatives to Vim are Neovim, VSCodium, Sublime Text and GNU Emacs.

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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.

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  1. ecode icon
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    ecode

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    ecode is a lightweight multi-platform code editor designed for modern hardware with a focus on responsiveness and performance. It has been developed with the hardware-accelerated eepp GUI, which provides the core technology for the editor.

    55 ecode alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Top ecode Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Git Support
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Autocompletion
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    8.  Portable
    9.  Syntax Highlighting
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Color Palette
    13.  Minimalistic
    14.  Key rebinding
    15.  Key binding
    16.  Tree view
    17.  Linting
    18.  Search and Replace
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  2. MacVim icon
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    MacVim

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    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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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    MacVim Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Vim
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  4. LiteIDE icon
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    LiteIDE

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    LiteIDE is a simple, open source, cross-platform Go IDE.

    23 LiteIDE alternatives
    Main Window

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Top LiteIDE Features

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Code Formatting
    4.  Portable
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Support for Themes
    8.  Support for MarkDown
    9.  Syntax Highlighting
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Autocompletion
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  5. Lime Text icon
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    Lime Text

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    Experimental Sublime Text clone. The Backend is written in Go (Programming Language). If you are fluent in go, go ahead fork the projekt. This project is at an early stage. It is a chance and a challenge.

    65 Lime Text alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Lime Text Features

    1.  Distraction-free
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Ruby
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    Discontinued

    It would appear that Lime Text has been abandoned. It's web site is unavailable and it appears no work has been done on it since last year.

    Lime Text iconVim Icon

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    Smultron

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    Smultron is a text editor for Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 which is both easy to use and powerful. It is designed to neither confuse newcomers nor disappoint advanced users. It should work perfectly for a whole variety of needs - like web programming, script editing, making a to do...

    75 Smultron alternatives
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    • Mac
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    Smultron iconVim Icon

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    Onivim 2

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    Onivim 2 is a retro-futuristic modal editor - the next iteration of the Onivim project - combining Vim-style modal editing with the aesthetics and language features of modern editors.

    77 Onivim 2 alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Onivim 2 Features

    1.  Vim
    2.  Command palette
    3.  Code Completion
    Discontinued

    The last GitHub commit is from December 11, 2021.

    Onivim 2 iconVim Icon

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    SlickEdit

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    SlickEdit is a cross-platform, multi-language code editor that gives programmers the ability to code in over 40 languages on 7 platforms.

    94 SlickEdit alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    SlickEdit Features

    1.  Autocompletion
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
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    SlickEdit iconVim Icon

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  10. Aquamacs Emacs icon
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    Aquamacs Emacs

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    An Editor for Text, HTML, LaTeX, C++, Java, Python, R, Perl, Ruby, PHP, and more...

    130 Aquamacs Emacs alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Aquamacs Emacs Features

    1.  Support for LaTeX
    2.  EMACS
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    Aquamacs Emacs iconVim Icon

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