CodeEdit Alternatives

CodeEdit is described as 'Code editor built by the community, for the community, written entirely and unapologetically for macOS. Features include syntax highlighting, code completion, project find and replace, snippets, terminal, task running, debugging, git integration, code review' and is a Code Editor in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to CodeEdit for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Flathub and Flatpak apps. The best CodeEdit alternative is Visual Studio Code, which is free. Other great apps like CodeEdit are Sublime Text, VSCodium, Vim and Zed Editor.

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  1. CodeRunner icon
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    A simple programmer's editor with a tightly-integrated console.

    It's excellent for rapidly prototyping code with its super fast edit-run-edit -run-save workflow, and its Cocoa integration gives it a real edge over the command line.

    It has syntax highlighting and code co.

    17 CodeRunner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. Ami icon
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    Ami is a native desktop app that lets you run coding agents locally, chat with your codebase in plain English, and see real-time edits tracked for confident commits.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  3. Scribe icon
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    Vim-flavoured modal editor with the parts a writer actually needs and a few features vim never had. Single static binary, sub-10 ms startup, soft-wrap by default, Claude Code in the editor, syntax highlighting, hunspell spellcheck, Goyo-style reading mode, persistent registers...

    51 Scribe alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Rust
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  4.  1 like

    ad (pronounced A.D.) is an attempt at combining a modal editing interface of likes of vi and kakoune with the approach to extensibility of Plan9's Acme. Inside of ad text is something you can execute as well as edit.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  5. Jottr icon
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    A simple, opinionated plain text editor designed for writers, journalists and researchers. Jottr is not meant to be a full-featured text editor, but rather a simple and easy to use tool for writing. It's not aimed at developers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  6. Haystack IDE icon
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    The canvas-based IDE that makes navigation and refactoring 10x faster.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  7. A lightweight, minimal and powerful code editor. This editor has many features. Some of them are:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. dedtxt icon
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    A dead simple plain-text editor. A bit like TextEdit or Notepad but even simpler and with fewer features. No hidden text. No formatting. No settings. One textarea and the current file. Raw bytes in, raw bytes out, UTF-8 by default, no line-ending weirdness. Install easily as a web app.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  9. Janus is a simple, native Linux text editor. Supports UTF-8 and binary data through it's binary editing mode. Spiritual successor to Leafpad.

    Cost / License

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  10. The uncompromising Python code formatter.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
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  11. PearAI icon
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    PearAI acts as an inventory that curates the leading, cutting-edge AI tools in one place. Effortlessly use the best AI tools without having to waste effort looking for alternatives.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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