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There are many alternatives to Vim for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac Text 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 Text Editors available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac Text 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. GNU nano icon
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    GNU nano

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    GNU nano is a small and friendly text editor. Besides basic text editing, nano offers many extra features like an interactive search and replace, go to line and column number, auto-indentation, feature toggles, internationalization support, and filename tab completion.

    142 GNU nano alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
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    Color syntax
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    GNU nano Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Terminal-based
    3.  Search and Replace
    4.  Lightweight
    5.  Automatic Indentation
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    Guest

    No where near the shortcut capabilities, and also no built-in syntax highlighting!

    Negative comment •Mar 21, 2021
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    • Almost everyone thinks GNU nano is a great Vim alternative.

    • GNU nano is Free and Open SourceVim is also Free and Open Source
  2. gedit icon
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    gedit

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    Official text editor of the GNOME desktop environment. Has syntax highlighting and is suitable for programming, with support for several languages. It is extensible with plugins.

    186 gedit alternatives
    The Default look under GNOME with Adwaita

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • GNOME
    • OpenSolaris
    • Flathub
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    Top gedit Features

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Customizable
    5.  Autocompletion
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Spell Checking
    10.  Privacy focused
    11.  Support for Unicode
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  4. Pulsar Editor icon
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    Pulsar Editor

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    A Community-led Hyper-Hackable Text Editor, built on Electron. and based on everything we love about our favorite editors.

    67 Pulsar Editor alternatives
    Welcome tab

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Electron / Atom Shell

    Top Pulsar Editor Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Community-based
    3.  Hackable
    4.  IDE
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Customizable
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Support for MarkDown
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Distraction-free
    12.  Git Support
    Pulsar Editor iconVim Icon

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  5. Micro icon
    Micro icon

    Micro

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    Micro is a terminal-based text editor that aims to be easy to use and intuitive, while also taking advantage of the full capabilities of modern terminals.

    38 Micro alternatives
    Micro screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
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    Top Micro Features

    1.  User friendly
    2.  Terminal-based
    3.  Intuitive
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Zero configuration
    6.  Lightweight
    7.  Syntax Highlighting
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Distraction-free
    11.  Support for Themes
    12.  Command line interface
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    Jala015

    Intuitive keybindings, easy to configure, powerful out of the box and extensible via plugins.

    Positive comment •May 14, 2020
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    Guest

    Micro is really easy to use and intuitive.

    Positive comment •Nov 10, 2020
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    • Micro is Free and Open SourceVim is also Free and Open Source
  6. Lite XL icon
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    Lite XL

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    Lite XL is a lightweight text editor written mostly in Lua — it aims to provide something practical, pretty, small and fast, implemented as simply as possible; easy to modify and extend, or to use without doing either.

    50 Lite XL alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Lite XL screenshot 1

    Top Lite XL Features

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Support for Themes
    4.  Customizable
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Syntax Highlighting
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Portable
    9.  Autocompletion
    10.  Support for MarkDown
    11.  Full-Text Search
    12.  Support for scripting
    Lite XL iconVim Icon

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  7. TextMate icon
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    TextMate

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    TextMate brings Apple's approach to operating systems into the world of text editors. By bridging UNIX underpinnings and GUI, TextMate cherry-picks the best of both worlds to the benefit of expert scripters and novice users alike.

    161 TextMate alternatives
    TextMate screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    TextMate screenshot 1

    Top TextMate Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  Support for MarkDown
    5.  Lightweight
    6.  Search and Replace
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Code Formatting
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  Automatic Indentation
    Discontinued

    Last commit and version is from 2021

    TextMate iconVim Icon

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  9. CudaText icon
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    CudaText

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    CudaText is a cross-platform text editor, written in Lazarus / Free Pascal.

    193 CudaText alternatives
    Multi-selections, Replace dialog at bottom

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    Dark theme, Minimap
    2 groups shown, picture file opened, JavaScript fragment in HTML
    +3
    Code Tree for Pascal lexer

    Top CudaText Features

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Native application
    4.  Customizable
    5.  Minimap
    6.  Command palette
    7.  Autocompletion
    8.  Syntax Highlighting
    9.  Support for Themes
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Portable
    CudaText iconVim Icon

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  10. CodeEdit icon
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    CodeEdit

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    CodeEdit is a code editor built by the community, for the community, written entirely and unapologetically for macOS. Features include syntax highlighting, code completion, project find and replace, snippets, terminal, task running, debugging, git integration, code review...

    20 CodeEdit alternatives
    CodeEdit screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    CodeEdit screenshot 1
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    +1
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    CodeEdit Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Live Preview
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Snippets
    5.  Debugging
    6.  Collaborative Code Editor
    7.  Git integration
    8.  Code Completion
    9.  Swift
    CodeEdit iconVim Icon

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