XML Notepad AlternativesXML Editors and other similar apps like XML Notepad

XML Notepad is described as 'Provides a simple intuitive user interface for browsing and editing XML documents' and is a XML Editor in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to XML Notepad for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and Haiku apps. The best XML Notepad alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like XML Notepad are Vim, Geany, GNU Emacs and CudaText.

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  1. Notepad++ icon

    Notepad++

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    Notepad++ is a free, open-source code editor supporting several languages, offering features like syntax highlighting, plugin support, dark mode, portability, privacy, and efficient resource usage, making it highly customizable and suitable for various programming needs.

    245 Notepad++ alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    • Notepad++ is the most popular Windows alternative to XML Notepad.

    • Notepad++ is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to XML Notepad.

    • Notepad++ is Free and Open SourceXML Notepad is also Free and Open Source
    • Notepad++ is Lightweight and Privacy focusedXML Notepad is not according to our users
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    Vim

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    Vim ("Vi IMproved") is an advanced text editor that allows syntax highlighting, word completion and has a huge amount of contributed content. It also has a GUI version called GVim.

    211 Vim alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • OpenSolaris
    • MorphOS
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
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    VIm is a powerful editor, but isn't able to provide a tree view of a XML file

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Vim is a general purpose tool.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Vim is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to XML Notepad.

    • Vim is Free and Open SourceXML Notepad is also Free and Open Source
    • Vim is Lightweight and CustomizableXML Notepad is not according to our users
  4. Geany icon

    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.

    149 Geany alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flatpak
    • Haiku
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    Comments about Geany as an Alternative to XML Notepad
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    Negative
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    Geany is an entire IDE, not a XML editor with tree view

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Geany is Free and Open SourceXML Notepad is also Free and Open Source
    • Geany is Lightweight, Minimalistic, Customizable and Privacy focusedXML Notepad is not according to our users
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    GNU Emacs

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    GNU Emacs is an extensible, customizable text editor—and more. At its core is an interpreter for Emacs Lisp, a dialect of the Lisp programming language with extensions to support text editing. The features of GNU Emacs include:

    177 GNU Emacs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Debian
    • MacPorts
    • Homebrew
    The GNU Emacs Manual calls Emacs the extensible, customizable, self-documenting real-time display editor
     
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    Comments about GNU Emacs as an Alternative to XML Notepad
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    Same as VIM, Emacs is a powerful editor, but isn't able to provide a tree view of a XML file

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • GNU Emacs is the most popular Android alternative to XML Notepad.

    • GNU Emacs is Free and Open SourceXML Notepad is also Free and Open Source
    • GNU Emacs is Customizable, Privacy focused and LightweightXML Notepad is not according to our users
  7. CudaText icon

    CudaText

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    CudaText is a cross-platform text editor, written in Lazarus / Free Pascal.

    193 CudaText alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    Multi-selections, Replace dialog at bottom
     
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    It's a general purpose text editor. While it can display XML text, it isn't a feature rich editor with a tree view.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • CudaText is Free and Open SourceXML Notepad is also Free and Open Source
    • CudaText is Lightweight, Customizable and Privacy focusedXML Notepad is not according to our users
  8. PSPad icon

    PSPad

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    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.

    169 PSPad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    Main Window - Project Settings
     
  10. UltraEdit icon

    UltraEdit

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    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).

    208 UltraEdit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    UltraEdit features an integrated FTP browser and supports syntax highlighting for hundreds of languages, with more always in the works. And with an integrated SSH/telnet client, scripting, custom tools, macros and Smart Templates, UltraEdit's ready for any coding session.
     
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    It's a general purpose text editor. While it can display XML text, it isn't a feature rich editor with a tree view.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • UltraEdit is the most popular commercial alternative to XML Notepad.

    • UltraEdit is Paid and ProprietaryXML Notepad is Free and Open Source
  11. CotEditor icon

    CotEditor

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    Syntax Highlighting: Colorize more than 50 pre-installed major languages like HTML, PHP, Python, Ruby or Markdown. You can also create your own settings.

    159 CotEditor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    version 4 released 2020-11-14
     
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    It's a general purpose text editor. While it can display XML text, it isn't a feature rich editor with a tree view.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • CotEditor is Free and Open SourceXML Notepad is also Free and Open Source
    • CotEditor is LightweightXML Notepad is not according to our users
  12. ReText icon

    ReText

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    ReText is a simple text editor for Markdown and reStructuredText documents with syntax highlighting and optional live preview.

    77 ReText alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    It's a general purpose text editor. While it can display XML text, it isn't a feature rich editor with a tree view.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • ReText is Free and Open SourceXML Notepad is also Free and Open Source
    • ReText is LightweightXML Notepad is not according to our users
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    TreeLine

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    TreeLine just stores almost any kind of information. A tree structure makes it easy to keep things organized. And each node in the tree can contain several fields, forming a mini-database. The output format for each node can be defined, and the output can be shown on the screen...

    45 TreeLine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  14. Altova XMLSpy icon

    Altova XMLSpy

     17 likes
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    Altova XMLSpy is the industry's best-selling XML editor and development environment for modeling, editing, transforming, and debugging XML-related technologies. It offers the world’s leading graphical schema designer, a code generator, file converters, debuggers, profilers...

    28 Altova XMLSpy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    XML Schema Editor
     
  15. HTMLPad icon

    HTMLPad

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    HTML, CSS, JavaScript editor featuring AI-assisted code improvements, HTML validator, spell check, FTP access, snippet library, and multi-browser previews for effective web development.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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