XML Notepad AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Code Editors

The best Code Editor alternative to XML Notepad is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to XML Notepad and many of them are Code Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Code Editor alternatives to 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.

    246 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.

    212 Vim alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • 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
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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

    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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    HTMLPad

    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.

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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:

    178 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.

    194 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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    Comments about CudaText as an Alternative to XML Notepad
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    Negative
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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
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    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.

    170 PSPad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • 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).

    209 UltraEdit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • 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
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    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.

    160 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
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    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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    Text Editor Pro

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    Text Editor Pro (formerly EditBone) is a powerful text editing tool that comes with syntax highlighting, support for over 50 languages and scripts, 22 different styles, a handy file comparison feature and support for multiple directories and search results.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. SynWrite icon

    SynWrite

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    SynWrite is a free source code editor and notepad replacement for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Total Commander
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  15. TwistPad icon

    TwistPad

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    Twistpad is a fully featured text and code editor for Windows. Twistpad can be used as a simple notepad replacer, or a featured packed editor targeting web and software developers.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Twistpad editing a PHP\HTML file, with split editing, with the clipboard and the file browser window visible. Notice that the search for 'updated' is highlighted automatically
     
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