Vim Alternatives for Mac
There are many alternatives to Vim for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac 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 available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Vim are Neovim, VSCodium, Sublime Text and GNU Emacs.
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183 gedit alternativesOfficial 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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Chrome OS
- BSD
- GNOME
- OpenSolaris
- Flathub
gedit Features
- Lightweight
- Syntax Highlighting
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Customizable
- Autocompletion
- Works Offline
- Ad-free
- Spell Checking
- Privacy focused
- Support for Unicode
gedit VS Vim
Is gedit a good alternative to Vim?
64 Zed Editor alternativesZed is a blazing fast, multi-user, productivity-focused text editor. From the creators of Atom, Electron and Tree-sitter, the editor features built-in Vim mode with tooltips for key-bindings, language-aware...
Top Zed Editor Features
- Syntax Highlighting
- Lightweight
- Optimal performance
- IDE
- Dark Mode
- Built-in terminal emulation
- Autocompletion
- Ad-free
- Real time collaboration
- Works Offline
- Support for Themes
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Zed Editor VS Vim
Is Zed Editor a good alternative to Vim?
65 Pulsar Editor alternativesA Community-led Hyper-Hackable Text Editor, built on Electron. and based on everything we love about our favorite editors.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Chrome OS
- BSD
- Electron / Atom Shell
Top Pulsar Editor Features
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Community-based
- Hackable
- IDE
- No registration required
- Works Offline
- Ad-free
- Support for MarkDown
- Dark Mode
- Distraction-free
- Git Support
- No Tracking
Pulsar Editor VS Vim
Is Pulsar Editor a good alternative to Vim?
36 Micro alternativesMicro 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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- FreeBSD
- OpenBSD
Top Micro Features
- User friendly
- Intuitive
- Terminal-based
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Zero configuration
- Syntax Highlighting
- Lightweight
- Works Offline
- No registration required
- Distraction-free
- Support for Themes
- Command line interface
Micro VS Vim
Is Micro a good alternative to Vim?Comments about Micro as an Alternative to Vim
Jala015Intuitive keybindings, easy to configure, powerful out of the box and extensible via plugins.
1Micro is really easy to use and intuitive.
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48 Lite XL alternativesLite 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.
Top Lite XL Features
- Lightweight
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Support for Themes
- Customizable
- Dark Mode
- Syntax Highlighting
- Works Offline
- Portable
- Autocompletion
- Support for MarkDown
- Full-Text Search
- Support for scripting
Lite XL VS Vim
Is Lite XL a good alternative to Vim?
190 CudaText alternativesCudaText is a cross-platform text editor, written in Lazarus / Free Pascal.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Flathub
Top CudaText Features
- Lightweight
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Native application
- Customizable
- Minimap
- Command palette
- Autocompletion
- Syntax Highlighting
- Support for Themes
- Ad-free
- No registration required
- Portable
CudaText VS Vim
Is CudaText a good alternative to Vim?
159 TextMate alternativesTextMate 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.
Top TextMate Features
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Support for Themes
- Syntax Highlighting
- Support for MarkDown
- Lightweight
- Search and Replace
- No registration required
- Dark Mode
- Code Formatting
- Ad-free
- Works Offline
- Automatic Indentation
DiscontinuedLast commit and version is from 2021
TextMate VS Vim
Is TextMate a good alternative to Vim?
18 CodeEdit alternativesCodeEdit 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...
CodeEdit Features
- Syntax Highlighting
- Live Preview
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Snippets
- Code review
- Debugging
- Collaborative Code Editor
- Git integration
- Code Completion
- Swift
CodeEdit VS Vim
Is CodeEdit a good alternative to Vim?
Comments about Zed Editor as an Alternative to Vim
it's blazing fast, has Elm support, and is the only tool that's not frustrating for remote pairing.