Aquamacs Emacs Alternatives

Aquamacs Emacs is described as 'An Editor for Text, HTML, LaTeX, C++, Java, Python, R, Perl, Ruby, PHP, and more' and is a Text Editor in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Aquamacs Emacs for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Aquamacs Emacs alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Aquamacs Emacs are Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text, VSCodium and Vim.

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  1. Code Writer icon
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    Code Writer is a free text and code editor app for the Windows platform, downloadable from the Windows Store. Use it as a replacement for Notepad and other quick edit apps.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Yi icon
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    Yi is a text editor written, and extensible in, the Haskell programming language. It can be made to behave like emacs or like vi.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Mystix icon
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    Mystix is a text editor with customizable syntax highlighting, customizable code folding and other text editing features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. MetroTextual icon
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    MetroTextual is a Windows text editor inspired by Microsoft’s Metro Design Language. It’s designed to be a visually appealing replacement for Notepad; with significant improvements to performance and aesthetics.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. BDV Notepad icon
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    It is a comfortable text editor and a Windows Notepad replacement. In this program are combined: extended functionality, comfortable interface, flexible adjustment and all of this is absolutely free-of-charge!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Climacs is an open source Emacs-like text editor written in Common Lisp. It has a good integration with other CLIM-based applications and uses Common Lisp Interface Manager (CLIM) library, called ESA, that provides an Emacs-style user interface, rather than the normal CLIM UI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Prelude is an enhanced Emacs 24 configuration that should make your experience with Emacs both more pleasant and more powerful.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Hacker Pad icon
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    Hacker Pad is a convenient scratch pad that allows everyone, especially developer, to quickly jot down ideas and snippets. This comes from the need of my colleagues who struggle with how to quickly write down notes in a convenient way.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Embitz icon
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    Embitz is a free C/C++ IDE built to meet the most demanding needs of its users working in the field of embedded software development Finally, an IDE with all the features you need and operation across different targets (ARM, MSP430, PIC, ...).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. BinHex CryPactor, a tiny and portable application that can be used to manipulate binary and hexadecimal strings!

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. MS Paint IDE icon
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    People joke about what IDE they use often, things like Word, MS Notepad, sometimes even Eclipse, and then often times MS Paint. People joke about MS Paint because it's not even a text editor, people joke about it because it doesn't have one feature in common with IDEs.

    162 MS Paint IDE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Microsoft Paint
     
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