VS Code Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Visual Studio Code for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is VSCodium, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Visual Studio Code and loads of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Visual Studio Code are Sublime Text, Vim, Kate and Neovim.

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Visual Studio Code alternatives are mainly Code Editors but may also be Text 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 Visual Studio Code.

Visual Studio Code

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Code Editor
Free • Proprietary

Visual Studio Code is a free and extensible code editor for building web, desktop, and mobile applications, using any programming language and framework.

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Visual Studio Code alternatives page was last updated Mar 14, 2024

Espresso
Espresso is a powerful text editor for web developers, from the creators of CSSEdit .
82 Espresso alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Mac
Espresso Features
Syntax Highlighting
Spell Checking
Code Completion
Live css editing
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JOE
JOE is a full featured terminal-based screen editor which is distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). JOE has been around since 1988 and comes standard with many Linux distributions.
62 JOE alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
JOE Features
Command line interface
Support for Large File
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Discontinued
Last update on Apr 2021 and last release on Jan 2018.

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LiteIDE
LiteIDE is a simple, open source, cross-platform Go IDE.
23 LiteIDE alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Code Editor
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Top LiteIDE Features
1. Lightweight
2. Dark Mode
3. Code Formatting
4. Portable
5. No registration required
6. Ad-free
7. Support for Themes
8. Support for MarkDown
9. Syntax Highlighting
10. Works Offline
11. Autocompletion
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Smultron
Smultron is a text editor for Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 which is both easy to use and powerful. It is designed to neither confuse newcomers nor disappoint advanced users. It should work perfectly for a whole variety of needs - like web programming, script editing, making a to do...
75 Smultron alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Mac
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Lime Text
Experimental Sublime Text clone. The Backend is written in Go (Programming Language). If you are fluent in go, go ahead fork the projekt. This project is at an early stage. It is a chance and a challenge.
65 Lime Text alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Lime Text Features
Distraction-free
Syntax Highlighting
Ruby
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Discontinued
It would appear that Lime Text has been abandoned. It's web site is unavailable and it appears no work has been done on it since last year.

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Onivim 2
Onivim 2 is a retro-futuristic modal editor - the next iteration of the Onivim project - combining Vim-style modal editing with the aesthetics and language features of modern editors.
77 Onivim 2 alternatives
License model
- Paid • Open Source
Application types
- Code Editor
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Onivim 2 Features
Vim
Command palette
Code Completion
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Discontinued
The last GitHub commit is from December 11, 2021.

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CodeLobster IDE
CodeLobster IDE is a free cross-platform IDE primarily intended for editing PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript files with special support Drupal, Joomla, JQuery, AngularJS, CodeIgniter, CakePHP, Laravel, Magento, Symfony, Twig, Yii and...
47 CodeLobster IDE alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
- Code Editor
- IDE
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
CodeLobster IDE Features
PHP IDE
Debugging
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