Atom Alternatives

Atom is described as 'Open-source, Electron based text editor with a massive ecosystem of plugins and themes that are easily accessible through a built-in package manager. Being built with Electron, it uses web technology (HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Node' and is a leading Code Editor in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Atom for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Web-based apps. The best Atom alternative is Visual Studio Code, which is free. Other great apps like Atom are Notepad++, Sublime Text, Vim and VSCodium.

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  1. GNU nano icon

    GNU nano

     289 likes

    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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    • Mac
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    • BSD
    • Haiku
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    Comments about GNU nano as an Alternative to Atom
    sondrak
    Positive
    2

    Easiest CLI-based text editor for newbies

    Guest
    Positive
    1

    nano is a great editor when you are in CLI, however, of course, it does not use GUI or has GUI.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    GNU nano icon

    • Most users think GNU nano is a great Atom alternative.

    • GNU nano is Free and Open SourceAtom is Free Personal and Open Source
    • GNU nano is LightweightAtom is not according to our users
  2. Lite XL icon

    Lite XL

     52 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Lite XL screenshot 1
     
  4. ghostwriter icon

    ghostwriter

     109 likes

    ghostwriter is a feature-rich text editor using Markdown syntax which makes it suitable for note-taking, document redaction, simple HTML website creation and much more.

    139 ghostwriter alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
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    Comments about ghostwriter as an Alternative to Atom
    Matt Adamek
    Negative
    1

    One-way relationship. Atom is an extensible IDE (Integrated Development Environment) made for developers. It may be used as a markdown editor, being an alternative to ghostwriter. Ghostwriter is a single-purpose markdown editor.

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    ghostwriter icon
    • ghostwriter is Free and Open SourceAtom is Free Personal and Open Source
    • ghostwriter is Lightweight and Privacy focusedAtom is not according to our users
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  7. Notepad3 icon

    Notepad3

     63 likes

    Notepad3 is a fast and light-weight text editor with syntax highlighting for programming jobs. Auto-completion, Multi-language, Dark mode more.

    211 Notepad3 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    Supports RTL languages out of the box.
     
  8. WebStorm icon

    WebStorm

     134 likes

    JetBrains WebStorm is a commercial IDE for JavaScript, CSS & HTML built on JetBrains' IntelliJ IDEA platform.

    55 WebStorm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Adobe Dreamweaver icon

    Adobe Dreamweaver

     329 likes

    Advanced web authoring tool supports designing and coding tasks from a visual perspective and backs it up with robust coding. Offers live preview, customizable templates, endless design options, and tools like drag-and-drop visual design capabilities, FTP/SFTP transfer, and supports multiple monitors.

    92 Adobe Dreamweaver alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  11. TextMate icon

    TextMate

     270 likes

    TextMate brings Apple's approach to operating systems into the world of text editors. By bridging UNIX underpinnings and GUI, TextMate cherry-picks the best of both worlds to the benefit of expert scripters and novice users alike.

    163 TextMate alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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  12. CudaText icon

    CudaText

     54 likes

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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    Multi-selections, Replace dialog at bottom
     
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    Comments about CudaText as an Alternative to Atom
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Leight weight Good plugin system

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    CudaText icon
    • CudaText is Free and Open SourceAtom is Free Personal and Open Source
    • CudaText is Lightweight and Privacy focusedAtom is not according to our users
  13. Notepads icon

    Notepads

     46 likes

    Considering that most text editors are eather too heavy or look too old, the author came up with Notepads, designed to be a modern-looking UWP app.

    24 Notepads alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
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  14. Aptana Studio icon

    Aptana Studio

     332 likes

    Aptana Studio is a complete web development environment that combines powerful authoring tools with a collection of online hosting and collaboration services that help you and your team do more. Includes support for PHP, CSS, FTP, and more...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Aptana Studio screenshot 1
     
  15. Bluefish Editor icon

    Bluefish Editor

     162 likes

    Bluefish is a powerful editor targeted towards programmers and webdesigners, with many options to write websites, scripts and programming code. Bluefish supports many programming and markup languages, and it focuses on editing dynamic and interactive websites.

    212 Bluefish Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
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