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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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Vim alternatives page was last updated Sep 5, 2024
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  1. LiteIDE icon
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    LiteIDE

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

    23 LiteIDE alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    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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  2. 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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    • 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.

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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...

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    • Mac
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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
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    Onivim 2 Features

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

    The last GitHub commit is from December 11, 2021.

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    Spacevim

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    Spacevim is Spacemacs for Vim .

    29 Spacevim alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Spacevim Features

    1.  Vim
    2.  EMACS
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    TEXTREME

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    TEXTREME is a lively, animated text editor with the feel of a retro videogame complete with sounds and game-like visual effects. The screen shakes as you type while particle effects decorate new characters.

    104 TEXTREME alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    TEXTREME Features

    1.  Text editing
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    Doom Emacs

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    Doom is a configuration framework for GNU Emacs tailored for Emacs bankruptcy veterans who want less framework in their frameworks and the performance of a hand rolled config (or better). It can be a foundation for your own config or a resource for Emacs enthusiasts to learn...

    33 Doom Emacs alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Doom Emacs Features

    1.  Optimal performance
    2.  Vim key mapping
    3.  Distribution
    4.  Extensive customisability
    5.  EMACS
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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.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    SlickEdit Features

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