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There are many alternatives to Vim for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. If that doesn't work for you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Vim, but unfortunately only zero of them are Text Editors available for Mac. If you can't find an alternative you can try to remove all filters.

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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. TextWrangler icon
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    TextWrangler

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    TextWrangler is the powerful general purpose text editor, and Unix and server administrator’s tool.

    94 TextWrangler alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    TextWrangler Features

    1.  Support for Unicode
    2.  Search and Replace
    3.  Coding
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    Discontinued

    The developers announced that development of TextWrangler has stopped, in favor of concentrating their efforts on the development of BBEdit.Quoted from the TextWrangler webpage, "We are sunsetting TextWrangler, and we encourage anyone interested in TextWrangler to download and use BBEdit instead."

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  2. Zed Code Editor icon
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    Zed Code Editor

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    Zed is a fully offline-capable text and code editor you can use to edit files locally, on Dropbox, or remotely on any server. It has all the code editor features you'd expect and more:

    105 Zed Code Editor alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome

    Zed Code Editor Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Dropbox integration
    4.  Code Completion
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    Discontinued

    No code committed in eight years. Linked website has no mention of any code editor.

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  4. Kakoune icon
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    Kakoune

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

    81 Kakoune alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Cygwin
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    Kakoune Features

    1.  Autocompletion
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Modal editor
    4.  Works in a terminal
    5.  Multiple Cursors
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    Rodney42

    Similar to Vim but with a consistent and simple editing model that gives instant visual feedback. Self-documenting. Heavily customizable.

    Positive comment •Dec 17, 2019
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    • Kakoune is Free and Open SourceVim is also Free and Open Source
  5. Graviton Editor icon
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    Graviton Editor

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    Graviton Code Editor is a minimalist, cross-platform editor focused on speed, customization and productivity.

    190 Graviton Editor alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  Plugin API
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  6. Textastic icon
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    Textastic

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    Textastic is an advanced code editor for iOS and macOS with support for syntax highlighting, remote file transfer, and SSH.

    68 Textastic alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Support for FTP
    4.  Sync with iCloud
    5.  Dropbox integration
    6.  Support for SFTP
    7.  Local Storage
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    • Textastic is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Vim.

    • Textastic is Paid and ProprietaryVim is Free and Open Source
  7. Nova icon
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    Nova

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    The beautiful, fast, flexible, native Mac code editor from Panic.

    129 Nova alternatives
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    • Mac
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  Live Preview
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Support for FTP
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  9. Spacemacs icon
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    Spacemacs

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    Spacemacs is an beautiful Emacs distribution designed for both GNU Emacs and Vim users.

    40 Spacemacs alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Spacemacs Features

    1.  EMACS
    2.  Vim
    3.  Vim key mapping
    4.  Emacs integration
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  10. 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

    Properties

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No registration required

    Features

    1.  Git Support
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Portable
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Color Palette
    7.  Key rebinding
    8.  Key binding
    9.  Tree view
    10.  Linting
    11.  Search and Replace
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