XML Notepad Alternatives for Linux
XML Notepad is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Vim, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to XML Notepad and 17 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to XML Notepad are Geany, GNU Emacs, CudaText and UltraEdit.
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XML Notepad alternatives are mainly Text Editors but may also be Code Editors or XML Editors. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of XML Notepad.- XML Editor
- Free • Open Source
- 1302 likes208 Vim alternatives
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Haiku
- AmigaOS
- OpenSolaris
- MorphOS
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Snapcraft
Top Vim Features
- Lightweight
- Keyboard focused
- Customizable
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Syntax Highlighting
- Hackable
- Command line interface
- Works Offline
- Support for MarkDown
- No registration required
- Portable
- Batch Editing
Vim VS XML Notepad
Is Vim a good alternative to XML Notepad? - 556 likes146 Geany alternatives
Geany is a powerful, stable and lightweight programmer's text editor that provides tons of useful features without bogging down your workflow.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Snapcraft
Top Geany Features
- Lightweight
- Support for Themes
- Multiplatform
- IDE
- Minimalistic
- Syntax Highlighting
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Support for LaTeX
- Ad-free
- Distraction-free
- Autocompletion
- Code Formatting
Geany VS XML Notepad
Is Geany a good alternative to XML Notepad?Comments about Geany as an Alternative to XML Notepad
Geany is an entire IDE, not a XML editor with tree view
2 - 377 likes172 GNU Emacs alternatives
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:
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- BSD
- F-Droid
- Haiku
- Homebrew
- Snapcraft
- Debian
- MacPorts
Top GNU Emacs Features
- Extensibility
- Customizable
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Org-mode
- Self-documenting
- IDE
- Terminal-based
- Multi OS
- Syntax Highlighting
- Support for scripting
- Command line interface
- No Tracking
GNU Emacs VS XML Notepad
Is GNU Emacs a good alternative to XML Notepad?Comments about GNU Emacs as an Alternative to XML Notepad
Same as VIM, Emacs is a powerful editor, but isn't able to provide a tree view of a XML file
2 - 49 likes192 CudaText alternatives
CudaText is a cross-platform text editor, written in Lazarus / Free Pascal.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Flathub
Top CudaText Features
- Lightweight
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Native application
- Customizable
- Minimap
- Command palette
- Autocompletion
- Syntax Highlighting
- Support for Themes
- Ad-free
- No registration required
- Portable
CudaText VS XML Notepad
Is CudaText a good alternative to XML Notepad?Comments about CudaText as an Alternative to XML Notepad
It's a general purpose text editor. While it can display XML text, it isn't a feature rich editor with a tree view.
0 - 161 likes212 UltraEdit alternatives
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).
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
UltraEdit Features
- Column based text editing
- Support for large files
- Hex Editor
UltraEdit VS XML Notepad
Is UltraEdit a good alternative to XML Notepad?Comments about UltraEdit as an Alternative to XML Notepad
It's a general purpose text editor. While it can display XML text, it isn't a feature rich editor with a tree view.
0 - 21 likes42 TreeLine alternatives
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...
TreeLine Features
- Personal Information Manager (PIM)
- XML import / export
- Export to JSON
- JSON Pretty Print
- YAML to JSON
TreeLine VS XML Notepad
Is TreeLine a good alternative to XML Notepad? - 48 likes198 ReText alternatives
ReText is a simple text editor for Markdown and reStructuredText documents with syntax highlighting and optional live preview.
ReText Features
- Lightweight
- Support for MarkDown
- Live Preview
- Distraction-free
- WYSIWYG Support
- ReStructuredText
ReText VS XML Notepad
Is ReText a good alternative to XML Notepad?Comments about ReText as an Alternative to XML Notepad
It's a general purpose text editor. While it can display XML text, it isn't a feature rich editor with a tree view.
0 - 29 likes20 XML Copy Editor alternatives
XML Copy Editor is a fast, free, validating XML editor.
- DTD/XML Schema/RELAX NG validation
- XSLT
- XPath
- Pretty-printing
- Syntax highlighting
- Folding
- Tag completion
- Tag locking
- Tag-free editing
- Spelling and style check .
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
XML Copy Editor Features
- Syntax Highlighting
XML Copy Editor VS XML Notepad
Is XML Copy Editor a good alternative to XML Notepad? - 19 likes24 Oxygen XML Editor alternatives
Oxygen XML Editor is a cross platform XML Editor providing tools for XML authoring, XML conversion, XSL, XSLT, XQuery, XML Schema, DTD, Relax NG and Schematron development, SOAP and WSDL.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Oxygen XML Editor Features
- JSON Pretty Print
- XML Diagram
Oxygen XML Editor VS XML Notepad
Is Oxygen XML Editor a good alternative to XML Notepad? - 2 likes171 Vy alternatives
vy is a modal editor with a very modular architecture. vy is built on top of Tkinter which is one of the most productive graphical toolkits; It permits vy to have such a great programming interface for plugins.
DiscontinuedLast update and release on Nov 2020.
Vy VS XML Notepad
Is Vy a good alternative to XML Notepad? - 2 likes128 IT-Edit alternatives
IT-Edit (Integrated Terminal Editor) provide a text editor with syntax highlight, line numbering and with the basics text editing functionalities, a file managing interface and terminals in the same window as the editor.
DiscontinuedLast update was in May 2016.
IT-Edit VS XML Notepad
Is IT-Edit a good alternative to XML Notepad? - 1 like169 4coder alternatives
4coder is a minimalist, cross platform, programmable, code editing environment, catering to the needs of low level programmers. It allows you to use one work flow across Windows, Linux, and Mac (with the exception of your debugger... for now.).
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
4coder Features
- Syntax Highlighting
- Portable
4coder VS XML Notepad
Is 4coder a good alternative to XML Notepad?
Comments about Vim as an Alternative to XML Notepad
VIm is a powerful editor, but isn't able to provide a tree view of a XML file
Vim is a general purpose tool.