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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Vim alternatives are mainly Text Editors but may also be Code Editors or IDEs. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Vim.

Vim

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Code Editor
Free • Open Source

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

jEdit
jEdit is a mature programmer's text editor with hundreds (counting the time developing plugins) of person-years of development behind it. jEdit beats many expensive development tools for features and ease of use AND it is released as free software with full source code...
137 jEdit alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
jEdit Features
Java based
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TextWrangler
TextWrangler is the powerful general purpose text editor, and Unix and server administrator’s tool.
92 TextWrangler alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Mac
TextWrangler Features
Support for Unicode
Search and Replace
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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Kakoune
Vim inspired text editor with support for multiple selections and scores of other "out of the box" features.
79 Kakoune alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- Cygwin
Kakoune Features
1. Autocompletion
2. Syntax Highlighting
3. Modal editor
4. Works in a terminal
5. Multiple Cursors
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Comments about Kakoune as an Alternative to Vim

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

Zed Code Editor
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:
103 Zed Code Editor alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Code Editor
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Chrome OS
- Google Chrome
Zed Code Editor Features
Syntax Highlighting
Works Offline
Dropbox integration
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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RustRover
Enjoy full support when running your code inside the Rust IDE, be it for testing purposes, debugging, benchmarking, profiling, or targeting different platforms.
57 RustRover alternatives
License model
- Free Personal • Proprietary
Application type
- IDE
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
RustRover Features
1. Ad-free
2. Syntax Highlighting
3. Code Formatting
4. Support for Themes
5. Works Offline
6. Dark Mode
7. Git Support
8. Autocompletion
9. Rust
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DevPod
DevPod is infrastructure-independent and client-only, which makes it incredibly easy to get started with. Codespaces but open-source, client-only and unopinionated. Works with any infra, any programming language, any IDE, etc.
17 DevPod alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- IDE
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
DevPod Features
Lightweight
Git integration
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+3
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Leafpad
Leafpad is a lightweight text editor that emphasizes simplicity. As development focuses on keeping weight down to a minimum, only the most essential features are implemented in the editor.
103 Leafpad alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
- Cygwin
- MacPorts
Leafpad Features
1. Lightweight
2. Simple text editor
3. Text editing
4. Graphical User Interface
5. Gtk
6. Drag and Drop
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Discontinued
Last stable release is from 2010. http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/leafpad/

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Graviton Editor
Graviton Code Editor is a minimalist, cross-platform editor focused on speed, customization and productivity.
187 Graviton Editor alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Graviton Editor Features
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Syntax Highlighting
Autocompletion
Plugin API
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