Free XML Notepad AlternativesXML Editors and other similar apps like XML Notepad

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   Notepad++

    4924 likes

   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

   • Code Editor
   • Text Editor

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   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

    1340 likes

   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

   • Code Editor
   • Text Editor

   Origin

   • Netherlands
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Haiku
   • AmigaOS
   • OpenSolaris
   • MorphOS
   • Flathub
   • Flatpak
   • Snapcraft

   

   

   

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   Guest

   Negative comment•Jul 10, 2019

   4

   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.

   Guest

   Negative comment•Feb 21, 2020

   0

   Vim is a general purpose tool.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   

   • 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

    575 likes

   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

   • Code Editor
   • IDE

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Snapcraft
   • Flathub
   • PortableApps.com
   • Flatpak
   • Haiku

   

   

   

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   Guest

   Negative comment•Jul 10, 2019

   2

   Geany is an entire IDE, not a XML editor with tree view

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   

   • 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

    387 likes

   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

   • Text Editor
   • Code Editor

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • BSD
   • Snapcraft
   • F-Droid
   • Haiku
   • Debian
   • MacPorts
   • Homebrew

   

   

   

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   Guest

   Negative comment•Jul 10, 2019

   2

   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.

   

   

   • 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
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   CudaText

    54 likes

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

   194 CudaText alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Code Editor
   • Text Editor

   Origin

   • Russia

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Flathub
   • Haiku

   

   

   

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   Guest

   Negative comment•Jun 28, 2023

   0

   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.

   

   

   • 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

    204 likes

   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

   • Code Editor
   • Text Editor

   Origin

   • Czechia
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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   CotEditor

    41 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.

   160 CotEditor alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Text Editor
   • Code Editor

   Origin

   • Japan

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

   

   

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   Negative comment•Jun 28, 2023

   0

   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.

   

   

   • 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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    ReText

     49 likes

    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

    Application type

    • Text Editor

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    

    

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    Guest

    Negative comment•Jun 28, 2023

    0

    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.

    

    

    • 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

     23 likes

    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

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    

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    Text Editor Pro

     10 likes

    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

    • Text Editor
    • Code Editor

    Origin

    • Hungary
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

    

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    WMHelp XMLPad

     11 likes

    XMLPad is a XML editor, XML-Schema editor, validator and a lot more: -- Full XML Schema support. -- Project system with CVS support. -- XML Schema editor with color syntax highlighting, line numbers, element range navigation, and context-dependent source assistant wizard. -- Prev.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • XML Editor

    Origin

    • Russia

    Platforms

    • iPad

    

    

    

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    • WMHelp XMLPad is the most popular iPad alternative to XML Notepad.

    • WMHelp XMLPad is Free and ProprietaryXML Notepad is Free and Open Source
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    SynWrite

     30 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    • Text Editor
    • Code Editor

    Origin

    • Russia

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Total Commander

    

    

    

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