Vis Alternatives

Vis is described as 'Aims to be a modern, legacy-free, simple yet efficient editor, combining the strengths of both vi(m) and sam. It extends vi's modal editing with built-in support for multiple cursors/selections and combines it with sam's structural regular expression based command' and is a Text Editor in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Vis for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Vis alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Vis are Visual Studio Code, VSCodium, Sublime Text and Vim.

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Vis

Text Editor
Free • Open Source

Vis aims to be a modern, legacy-free, simple yet efficient editor, combining the strengths of both vi(m) and sam. It extends vi's modal editing with built-in support for multiple cursors/selections and combines it with...

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Vis alternatives page was last updated Dec 15, 2021

TextMate
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.
159 TextMate alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Code Editor
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
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
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Discontinued
Last commit and version is from 2021
TextMate VS Vis
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CudaText
CudaText is a cross-platform text editor, written in Lazarus / Free Pascal.
190 CudaText alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Flathub
+3
Top CudaText Features
1. Lightweight
2. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
3. Native application
4. Customizable
5. Minimap
6. Autocompletion
7. Syntax Highlighting
8. Support for Themes
9. Ad-free
10. No registration required
11. Command palette
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CudaText VS Vis
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Notepad3
Notepad3 is a fast and light-weight text editor with syntax highlighting for programming jobs. Auto-completion, Multi-language, Dark mode more.
206 Notepad3 alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Windows
+1
Top Notepad3 Features
1. Lightweight
2. Support for Unicode
3. Small-footprint
4. Multiple languages
5. Syntax Highlighting
6. Search and Replace
7. Portable
8. Support for regular expressions
9. No registration required
10. Ad-free
11. Works Offline
12. Dark Mode
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EmEditor
EmEditor is a fast Unicode 64bit text editor for Windows 11/10/7/Vista/XP/2000 supporting extremely large files (up to 248 GB), binary files, comparison, multiline editing, easy numbering, scriptable macros, CSV files, script key...

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Lapce
Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust.
192 Lapce alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Code Editor
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Top Lapce Features
1. Lightweight
2. Rust
3. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
4. Built-in terminal emulation
5. Syntax Highlighting
6. Git Support
7. No registration required
8. Full-Text Search
9. Support for Themes
10. Works Offline
11. Modal editor
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Lapce VS Vis
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Helix
Helix is a fast text editor for the terminal inspired by modal editors like Kakoune and Neovim. Built as a native app using .
78 Helix alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Helix Features
1. Lightweight
2. Syntax Highlighting
3. Command line interface
4. Autocompletion
5. Code Formatting
6. Support for Themes
7. No Tracking
8. Git Support
9. Distraction-free
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UltraEdit
UltraEdit is the ideal text, HTML and HEX editor, and an advanced PHP, Perl, Java and JavaScript editor for programmers. An industry-award winner, UltraEdit supports disk-based 64-bit file handling (standard) on 32-bit Windows platforms (Windows 2000 and later).
211 UltraEdit alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Code Editor
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
UltraEdit Features
Column based text editing
Support for large files
Hex Editor
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+1
UltraEdit VS Vis
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PSPad
PSPad is a freeware programmers editor in 8 languages for Microsoft Windows operating systems. Some features are highlighted syntax, ftp, projects and so on. Code explorer for Pascal, C/C++, INI, HTML, XML, PHP and more in development, internal web browser with APACHE support.
166 PSPad alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Windows
+3
Top PSPad Features
1. Syntax Highlighting
2. Support for MarkDown
3. Support for scripting
4. No registration required
5. Portable
6. WYSIWYG Support
7. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
8. Code Formatting
9. Ad-free
10. Lightweight
11. Works Offline
12. Hex Editor
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PSPad VS Vis
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Bluefish Editor
Bluefish is a powerful editor targeted towards programmers and webdesigners, with many options to write websites, scripts and programming code. Bluefish supports many programming and markup languages, and it focuses on editing dynamic and interactive websites.
214 Bluefish Editor alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Code Editor
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
Bluefish Editor Features
Arduino
PHP IDE
Support for SFTP
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SciTE
SciTE is a SCIntilla based Text Editor. Originally built to demonstrate Scintilla, it has grown to be a generally useful editor with facilities for building and running programs. It is best used for jobs with simple configurations - I use it for building test and demonstration...
150 SciTE alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Xfce
SciTE VS Vis
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CotEditor
Syntax Highlighting: Colorize more than 50 pre-installed major languages like HTML, PHP, Python, Ruby or Markdown. You can also create your own settings.
155 CotEditor alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Mac
+2
Top CotEditor Features
1. macOS-like
2. Colored Text
3. File Versioning
4. Support for Themes
5. Lightweight
6. Ad-free
7. No registration required
8. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
9. Dark Mode
10. No Coding Required
11. Syntax Highlighting
12. Works Offline
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CotEditor VS Vis
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EmEditor
EmEditor is a fast Unicode 64bit text editor for Windows 11/10/7/Vista/XP/2000 supporting extremely large files (up to 248 GB), binary files, comparison, multiline editing, easy numbering, scriptable macros, CSV files, script keyword highlighting and much more.
120 EmEditor alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Windows
EmEditor Features
Import CSV Data
Windows Explorer Extension
Support for Large File
Support for Unicode
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+9
EmEditor VS Vis
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JetBrains Fleet
Built from scratch, based on 20 years of experience developing IDEs. Fleet uses the IntelliJ code-processing engine, with a distributed IDE architecture and a reimagined UI.
191 JetBrains Fleet alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- Code Editor
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
JetBrains Fleet Features
1. Syntax Highlighting
2. Lightweight
3. Dark Mode
4. Support for MarkDown
5. Autocompletion
6. Code Formatting
7. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
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