Athas Alternatives

Athas is described as 'Lightweight code editor with Vim mode, Git integration, AI-powered code editing, syntax highlighting, LSP support, and cross-platform compatibility' and is a Code Editor in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Athas for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Athas alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Athas are Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text, VSCodium and Vim.

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  1. 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:

    181 GNU Emacs alternatives

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  2. IntelliJ IDEA icon
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    IntelliJ IDEA is the JetBrains IDE for pro development in Java and Kotlin. Built for your comfort, it unlocks productivity, ensures quality code, supports cutting-edge tech, and protects your privacy.

    60 IntelliJ IDEA alternatives

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  3. Void icon
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    The open source AI code editor. Write code with the best AI tools, use any model, and retain full control over your data.

    74 Void alternatives

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  4. PyCharm icon
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    Cross-platform IDE for Python and Django with refactoring capabilities, code completion, VCS integration, deployment, issue tracking, remote debugging, and Community Edition, though lacking database support and web technologies.

    57 PyCharm alternatives

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  5. GNU nano icon
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    GNU nano is a small and friendly text editor. Besides basic text editing, nano offers many extra features like an interactive search and replace, go to line and column number, auto-indentation, feature toggles, internationalization support, and filename tab completion.

    153 GNU nano alternatives

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  6. Edit icon
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    Open-source command-line text editor for Windows with a modern interface inspired by MS-DOS Editor, featuring key bindings, lightweight build under 250KB, multi-file handling with ctrl + P, keyboard-optimized navigation, and direct file editing for developers.

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
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  7. Windsurf Editor icon
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    Windsurf Editor is an IDE merging AI and developers for lockstep collaboration with Cascade capabilities, boosting speed and contextual coding through copilot and agent-like systems across Mac, Windows, and Linux.

    64 Windsurf Editor alternatives

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  8. Micro icon
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    Micro is a terminal-based text editor that aims to be easy to use and intuitive, while also taking advantage of the full capabilities of modern terminals.

    45 Micro alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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  9. Cursor icon
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    The AI-first Code Editor. Build software faster in an editor designed for pair-programming with AI.

    98 Cursor alternatives

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  10. Pulsar Editor icon
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    A Community-led Hyper-Hackable Text Editor, built on Electron. and based on everything we love about our favorite editors.

    76 Pulsar Editor alternatives

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  11. Lite XL icon
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    Lite XL is a lightweight text editor written mostly in Lua — it aims to provide something practical, pretty, small and fast, implemented as simply as possible; easy to modify and extend, or to use without doing either.

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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