XML Notepad AlternativesXML Editors and other similar apps like XML Notepad

Apps similar to XML Notepad include Notepad++, which is free and open source. Other options are Vim, Geany, GNU Emacs and CotEditor. There's no shortage of Text Editors like XML Notepad, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, iPad and Android.

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  1. Notepad++ icon
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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.

    276 Notepad++ alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  2. Vim icon
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    Advanced text editor with syntax highlighting, word completion, multiple editing modes for efficiency, plugin and script extensibility, GUI and command-line operation, a thorough help system, and cross-platform support across various operating systems.

    238 Vim alternatives

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    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
    • AmigaOS
    • OpenSolaris
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  3. Geany icon
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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.

    173 Geany alternatives

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    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flatpak
    • Haiku
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  4. GNU Emacs icon
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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:

    210 GNU Emacs alternatives

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    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Debian
    • MacPorts
    • Homebrew
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  5. CotEditor icon
     48 likes

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

    180 CotEditor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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

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    • Flathub
    • Haiku
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  7. UltraEdit icon
     163 likes

    UltraEdit is a commercially maintained editor built for critical work where performance, reliability, and security matter most.

    231 UltraEdit alternatives

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  8. PSPad icon
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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.

    186 PSPad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  9. ReText icon
     48 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • BSD
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  10. TreeLine icon
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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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Altova XMLSpy icon
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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...

    27 Altova XMLSpy alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  12. HTMLPad icon
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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.

    70 HTMLPad alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Windows
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