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

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
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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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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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Comments about JetBrains Fleet as an Alternative to Visual Studio Code

Ola Johansson
Could be a good replacement when its done and has some extensions.
Positive comment •May 1, 2023
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- JetBrains Fleet is Free and ProprietaryVisual Studio Code is also Free and Proprietary
- JetBrains Fleet is LightweightVisual Studio Code is not according to our users

BBEdit
BBEdit is a professional HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. Specifically crafted in response to the needs of Web authors and software developers, this award-winning product provides an abundance of high-performance features for editing, searching, and manipulation of text.
119 BBEdit alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Mac
BBEdit Features
1. Syntax Highlighting
2. Works Offline
3. Live Preview
4. Code Completion
5. Multiple languages
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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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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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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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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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