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There are many alternatives to Visual Studio Code for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. If that doesn't work for you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Visual Studio Code, but unfortunately only zero of them are Code Editors available for Mac. If you can't find an alternative you can try to remove all filters.

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Visual Studio Code alternatives page was last updated Nov 8, 2024
  1. TextMate icon
     268 likes

    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
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    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
    13.  Snippets Manager
    Discontinued

    Last commit and version is from 2021

    TextMate iconVisual Studio Code Icon

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  2. Lapce icon
     25 likes

    Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust.

    194 Lapce alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Top Lapce Features

    1.  Rust
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Built-in terminal emulation
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Git Support
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Support for Themes
    9.  Full-Text Search
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  Dark Mode
    13.  Modal editor
    Lapce iconVisual Studio Code Icon

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    Comments about Lapce as an Alternative to Visual Studio Code
     
    Guest

    It's fast, written in Rust, no registration, easy setting and keybindings files to customize, better built in terminal.

    Positive commentOct 4, 2024
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    • Almost everyone thinks Lapce is a great Visual Studio Code alternative.

    • Lapce is Free and Open SourceVisual Studio Code is Free and Proprietary
    • Lapce is LightweightVisual Studio Code is not according to our users
  3. WebStorm icon
     131 likes

    JetBrains WebStorm is a commercial IDE for JavaScript, CSS & HTML built on JetBrains' IntelliJ IDEA platform.

    60 WebStorm alternatives
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    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    WebStorm Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Support for Javascript
    3.  Secure File Sharing
    WebStorm iconVisual Studio Code Icon

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    Comments about WebStorm as an Alternative to Visual Studio Code
     
    Guest

    easily the most professional one and things work properly not dependent on outside programmers

    Positive commentJul 25, 2020
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    Kristopher Kalish

    WebStorm at the time of writing has slightly better integration with JS build tools and TypeScript. If you're doing primarily frontend work, WebStorm is probably still the best choice. However, VsCode is a bit more flexible if you move out of that area.

    Positive commentJan 4, 2019
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    • Almost everyone thinks WebStorm is a great Visual Studio Code alternative.

    • WebStorm is Free Personal and ProprietaryVisual Studio Code is Free and Proprietary
  4. CodeEdit icon
     11 likes

    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
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    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
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  5. Aide IDE icon
     11 likes

    Open-source code editor, enhancing VS Code with AI tools for chat-edit flow, proactive linter suggestions, AI completions, and AST navigation. Integrates with swebench-lite, empowering intelligent development with an inline AI widget and smart agents.

    53 Aide IDE alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Autocompletion
    6.  Syntax Highlighting
    7.  Code Completion
    8.  VSCode
    9.  Linting
    10.  AI-Powered
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  6. Helix icon
     21 likes

    Helix is a fast text editor for the terminal inspired by modal editors like Kakoune and Neovim. Built as a native app using .

    80 Helix alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Helix Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Autocompletion
    5.  Code Formatting
    6.  Support for Themes
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Git Support
    9.  Distraction-free
    10.  Ad-free
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  7. Bluefish Editor icon
     160 likes

    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.

    216 Bluefish Editor alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Bluefish Editor Features

    1.  Arduino
    2.  PHP IDE
    3.  Support for SFTP
    Bluefish Editor iconVisual Studio Code Icon

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