Lite XL Alternatives

Lite XL is described as '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' and is a popular Code Editor in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Lite XL for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Flathub and BSD apps. The best Lite XL alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Lite XL are Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text, VSCodium and Vim.

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  1. PSPad icon
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    PSPad is a freeware programmers editor in 8 languages for Microsoft Windows operating systems. Some features are highlighted syntax, ftp, projects and so on. Code explorer for Pascal, C/C++, INI, HTML, XML, PHP and more in development, internal web browser with APACHE support.

    172 PSPad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  2. Zasper icon
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    A powerful IDE for data science, Zasper excels with massive concurrency support, enabling numerous simultaneous connections, minimal memory usage, and speedy performance. Suited for REPL-style data apps like Jupyter notebooks, fully supported on Mac with limited Linux support.

    76 Zasper alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Eclipse Theia icon
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    With Theia you can develop one IDE and run it in browsers or native desktop application from a single source. Theia is designed in a modular way to allow extenders and adopters customizing and extending every aspect of it.

    24 Eclipse Theia alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Electron
     
  4. SciTE icon
     150 likes

    SciTE is a SCIntilla based Text Editor. Originally built to demonstrate Scintilla, it has grown to be a generally useful editor with facilities for building and running programs. It is best used for jobs with simple configurations - I use it for building test and demonstration...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
     
  5. Squircle CE icon
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    Squircle CE is a fast, lightweight code editor and file manager with support for over 30 programming languages, remote file access via SFTP/FTP(S) and Git VCS integration. Whether you're a student, hobbyist, or professional developer, Squircle CE lets you write, manage, and...

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  6. Leafpad icon
     68 likes

    Leafpad 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.

    104 Leafpad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • MacPorts
     
  7. Notepad Next icon
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    A cross-platform, reimplementation of Notepad++. Releases are available for Windows, Linux, and macOS.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Pragtical icon
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    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)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. jEdit icon
     115 likes

    jEdit is a mature programmer's text editor with hundreds (counting the time developing plugins) of person-years of development behind it. jEdit beats many expensive development tools for features and ease of use AND it is released as free software with full source code...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. RustRover icon
     5 likes

    Enjoy full support when running your code inside the Rust IDE, be it for testing purposes, debugging, benchmarking, profiling, or targeting different platforms.

    66 RustRover alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  11. Xed Editor icon
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    Xed Editor is a versatile text and code editor designed specifically for Android devices, offering users the ability to create, edit, and manage their text and code files with ease on their mobile devices.

    54 Xed Editor alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
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