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Visual Studio Code alternatives page was last updated Dec 18, 2024
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  1. Geany icon
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    Geany

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    Geany is a powerful, stable and lightweight programmer's text editor that provides tons of useful features without bogging down your workflow.

    150 Geany alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Minimalistic
    4.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Multiplatform
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Code navigation
    4.  Automatic Indentation
    5.  Shell integration
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Autocompletion
    10.  Code Formatting
    11.  Batch Editing
    12.  Debian package compatible
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  2. Zed Editor icon
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    Zed Editor

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    Zed 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...

    73 Zed Editor alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Optimal performance
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Built-in terminal emulation
    4.  Autocompletion
    5.  Rust
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Real time collaboration
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Multiple Cursors
    12.  Refactoring
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    Guest

    I like Zed as alternative VSCode.

    Positive comment •Dec 18, 2024
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    • Zed Editor is Free and Open SourceVisual Studio Code is Free and Proprietary
    • Zed Editor is LightweightVisual Studio Code is not according to our users
  4. Pulsar Editor icon
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    Pulsar Editor

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    A Community-led Hyper-Hackable Text Editor, built on Electron. and based on everything we love about our favorite editors.

    71 Pulsar Editor alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Electron / Atom Shell

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Community-based
    3.  Hackable
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Multiple languages
    7.  Add-ons
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Support for MarkDown
    10.  Dark Mode
    11. Git icon  Git Support
    12.  No Tracking
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    RemovedUser

    pulsar is slow compared to vs code, which is not that fast to begin with.

    Positive comment •Oct 27, 2023
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    • Almost everyone thinks Pulsar Editor is a great Visual Studio Code alternative.

    • Pulsar Editor is Free and Open SourceVisual Studio Code is Free and Proprietary
    • Pulsar Editor is CustomizableVisual Studio Code is not according to our users
  5. Lite XL icon
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    Lite XL

     46 likes
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    Lite 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.

    52 Lite XL alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Multiple Cursors
    6.  Hackable
    7.  Portable
    8.  Support for scripting
    9.  Community-based
    10.  Autocompletion
    11.  Full-Text Search
    12.  Code Completion
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    Guest

    Lite XL is a text editor with extension support. It is both lightweight and uses much less resources than VS Code

    Positive comment •Dec 14, 2024
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    • Lite XL is Free and Open SourceVisual Studio Code is Free and Proprietary
    • Lite XL is Lightweight and CustomizableVisual Studio Code is not according to our users
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    Lapce

     25 likes
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    Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust.

    196 Lapce alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Rust
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Built-in terminal emulation
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5. Git icon  Git Support
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Full-Text Search
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Modal editor
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    Guest

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

    Positive comment •Oct 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
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    WebStorm

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

    61 WebStorm alternatives
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    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    WebStorm Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Support for Javascript
    3.  Secure File Sharing
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    WebStorm VS Visual Studio Code

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    Guest

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

    Positive comment •Jul 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 comment •Jan 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
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    Helix

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

    86 Helix alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Autocompletion
    4.  Code Formatting
    5.  No Tracking
    6. Git icon  Git Support
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Modal editor
    9.  Terminal-based
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