A cross-platform, reimplementation of Notepad++. Releases are available for Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
Kate Alternatives
Kate is described as 'The Kate project develops two main products: KatePart, the advanced editor component which is used in numerous KDE applications requiring a text editing component, and Kate, a MDI text editor application' and is a very popular Code Editor in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Kate for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Kate alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Kate are Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text, VSCodium and Vim.
Alternatives list
- 82 Notepad Next alternatives
131 BBEdit alternativesBBEdit is a professional HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. Specifically crafted in response to the needs of Web authors and software developers, this award-winning product provides an abundance of high-performance features for editing, searching, and manipulation of text.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
United States
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- United States
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A simple, lightweight Markdown viewer and text editor for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Canada
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95 Kakoune alternativesVim inspired text editor with support for multiple selections and scores of other "out of the box" features.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- Cygwin
France
EU
165 Xed alternativesA text editor forked from Pluma and Gedit. Xed is the default text editor of Linux Mint. It can be customized and is available in multiple languages.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
Ireland- EU
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114 Leafpad alternativesLeafpad is a lightweight text editor that emphasizes simplicity. As development focuses on keeping weight down to a minimum, only the most essential features are implemented in the editor.
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
- Cygwin
- MacPorts
Custom task and session manager using Git worktrees to organize parallel workflows, integrates with agent CLIs and TUIs through hooks and scripts, provides live agent status, automated environment setup, VM sandboxing for secure code, and session-aware automation.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- United States
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Onivim 2 is a retro-futuristic modal editor - the next iteration of the Onivim project - combining Vim-style modal editing with the aesthetics and language features of modern editors.
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- United States
Pragtical is a code editor which was forked from Lite XL (also a fork of lite) written mostly in Lua with a focus on been practical rather than minimalist. The name of the editor is a mixture of the words pragmatic and practical, two words that properly define our development...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- AmigaOS
Vampirio Code is a versatile open source editor and IDE with syntax highlighting and multi-language compilation, integrated with various compilers and tools.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
Argentina
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