Micro Alternatives

Micro is described as 'Terminal-based text editor that aims to be easy to use and intuitive, while also taking advantage of the full capabilities of modern terminals' and is a popular Code Editor in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Micro for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Micro alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Micro are Visual Studio Code, VSCodium, Vim and Zed Editor.

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  1. Notepadng icon

    Notepadng

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    Notepadng is a fork of a Notepadqq editor with Web-based editor component replaced by Scintilla for better user experience, stability and maintainability. It also incorporates original color themes from Notepad++ itself to replicate...

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    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  2. V

    Vis

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    Vis aims to be a modern, legacy-free, simple yet efficient editor, combining the strengths of both vi(m) and sam. It extends vi's modal editing with built-in support for multiple cursors/selections and combines it with sam's structural regular expression based command...

    149 Vis alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  4. Haystack IDE icon

    Haystack IDE

     1 like

    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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  5. Tilde icon

    Tilde

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    Tilde is a text editor for the console/terminal, which provides an intuitive interface for people accustomed to GUI environments such as Gnome, KDE and Windows. Example: copy current selection is Control-C; paste previously copied text is Control-V.

    126 Tilde alternatives

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    • Linux
    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU
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  6. Ki Editor icon

    Ki Editor

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    Ki Editor is a modal editor that supports multi-cursor structural editing.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Rust
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  8. vile icon

    vile

     1 like

    vile is a portable vi clone with extra features and other improvements. It's a text editor that attempts to combine the best aspects of the popular Emacs and vi editors.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
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  9. 1DevTool icon

    1DevTool

     2 likes

    1DevTool saves developers 40+ minutes every day by eliminating the constant switching between Chrome, terminal, AI tools, and notes apps. One workspace. Zero interruptions.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  10. Vy icon

    Vy

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    vy is a modal editor with a very modular architecture. vy is built on top of Tkinter which is one of the most productive graphical toolkits; It permits vy to have such a great programming interface for plugins.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Zee icon

    Zee

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    Zee is a modern editor for the terminal, written in Rust. It is a highly experimental code. In the old tradition of text editor demos, here's what it currently looks like editing its own source code.

    26 Zee alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  13. ptext icon

    ptext

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    A nano like text editor built with pure C.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  14. CodeBuddy icon

    CodeBuddy

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    CodeBuddy IDE is built to create a symbiotic environment where product, design, development, and deployment flow into one another without friction. By embedding AI deeply into every step—from requirement planning and product design to coding and go-live—it delivers a one-stop...

    51 CodeBuddy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • CN flagChina
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