EmEditor Alternatives

EmEditor is described as 'Versatile Windows editor with lightweight performance, fast processing, robust CSV features, AI-assisted writing, macros, Unicode, and plugin support' and is a popular Text Editor in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to EmEditor for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best EmEditor alternative is Visual Studio Code, which is free. Other great apps like EmEditor are Sublime Text, VSCodium, Vim and Zed Editor.

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  1. Delimit icon
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    Handle large delimited data files with ease. CSV, Tab, Space, Fixed-Width ...

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    Quickly open any delimited data file. Edit any cell. Easily convert files from one delimiter to another like CSV to TAB. Split-up any delimited file into file parts of equal size. Join m.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. 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 type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3.  Like

    The ultimate CSV Editor. Import, tweak, fix, analyse and convert.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. CSV Query icon
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    A plugin to Notepad++ to parse different types of CSV files and display them in a table. The data is stored in an in-memory SQLite database (or MSSQL if configured), so you can write SQL queries against the data.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Notepad++
     
  5. Textplorer icon
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    Textplorer supports data field coloring in structured files, ANSI, OEM, EBCDIC, MAC or user defined character sets, CRLF detection, bookmarks, fast load of large files,...

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Moped icon
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    If you come from the Windows world, you may be missing a small utility: Notepad, a simple but essential tool for editing plain text files. While macOS counts on its own built-in text editor: TextEdit, it is actually more like a Rich Text Editor with full images, fonts and layout...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. The uncompromising Python code formatter.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. Features of Simple Code Editor include: Theming, Emmet support, a minimalist interface, syntax highlighting, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Appy Text icon
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    Appy Text is a super fast + lightweight text editor. Immersive too - more content, less chrome. If you're a Notepad user but have been looking for a charmingly simple, modern and free alternative then look no further. Made (carefully) for PC, tablet and phone.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
     
  10. Convert multiple files between more than 100 text encodings and binary formats: Unicode, ANSI, Latin, Cyrillic, ASCII, UTF8, ISO, OEM, Mac, Base-64, Bin-Hex, Quoted-Printable. Features automatic encoding detection, Big Endian support, and more!.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11.  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)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  12. Hekapad icon
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    Hekapad is a free fully featured lightweight text editor for Windows. It can be used to replace the classic Notepad with some cool features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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