Vim AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Code Editors for Xfce

Vim is not available for Xfce but there are a few alternatives with similar functionality. The best Xfce Code Editor alternative is SciTE, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't work for you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Vim, but unfortunately only two of them are Code Editors available for Xfce. If you can't find an alternative you can try to remove all filters.

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  1. SciTE icon
     150 likes

    SciTE is a SCIntilla based Text Editor. Originally built to demonstrate Scintilla, it has grown to be a generally useful editor with facilities for building and running programs. It is best used for jobs with simple configurations - I use it for building test and demonstration...

    157 SciTE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
     
  2. Mousepad icon
     35 likes

    A simple text editor for the Xfce desktop environment. Mousepad aims to be an easy-to-use and fast editor for quickly editing text files, not a development environment or an editor with a huge bunch of plugins.

    78 Mousepad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Xfce
     
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