Neovim AlternativesTop Code & Text Editors like Neovim

Neovim is described as 'Refactored version of Vim with enhanced extensibility and modern plugin architecture' and is a very popular Code Editor in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Neovim for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Neovim alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Neovim are Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text, VSCodium and Vim.

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  1. Notepad++ icon

    Notepad++

     4926 likes

    Notepad++ is a free, open-source code editor supporting several languages, offering features like syntax highlighting, plugin support, dark mode, portability, privacy, and efficient resource usage, making it highly customizable and suitable for various programming needs.

    248 Notepad++ alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    • Most users think Notepad++ is a great Neovim alternative.

    • Notepad++ is the most popular Windows alternative to Neovim.

    • Notepad++ is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Neovim.

    • Notepad++ is Free and Open SourceNeovim is also Free and Open Source
    • Notepad++ is Privacy focusedNeovim is not according to our users
  2. Visual Studio Code icon

    Visual Studio Code

     1376 likes

    Free and extensible code editor with built-in Git support, smart IntelliSense, integrated debugger, 30,000+ extensions, works offline, supports markdown and syntax highlighting for numerous languages.

    202 Visual Studio Code alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Snapcraft
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    Comments about Visual Studio Code as an Alternative to Neovim
    Guest
    Negative
    1

    Not in terminal and very slow compared to neovim

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Visual Studio Code icon

    • Most users think Visual Studio Code is a great Neovim alternative.

    • Visual Studio Code is the most popular Web-based, Mac & Linux alternative to Neovim.

    • Visual Studio Code is Free and ProprietaryNeovim is Free and Open Source
    • Visual Studio Code is CustomizableNeovim is not according to our users
  4. Sublime Text icon

    Sublime Text

     2043 likes

    Powerful editor blending code, markup, and prose editing with enhanced features like multi-tab selection, side-by-side definition viewing, and multiple selection tools for swift code navigation.

    192 Sublime Text alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
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    Comments about Sublime Text as an Alternative to Neovim
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    While Sublime text is "paid" (they mostly do not not enforce licenses), it's still the fastest, ready to go graphical editor I've found. Having the package manager available is great, but I was very happy with the native features including saving root owned files in linux without having to run it as sudo. Atom and vscode are great and use sublime as just one of the tools you need for your toolbelt.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Sublime Text is a great Neovim alternative.

    • Sublime Text is Freemium and ProprietaryNeovim is Free and Open Source
    • Sublime Text is CustomizableNeovim is not according to our users
  5. VSCodium icon

    VSCodium

     402 likes

    This repository contains a build file to generate FLOSS release binaries of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") project, the open source core of the proprietary Visual Studio Code.

    196 VSCodium alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Electron
    • Snapcraft
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
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  6. Vim icon

    Vim

     1343 likes

    Vim ("Vi IMproved") is an advanced text editor that allows syntax highlighting, word completion and has a huge amount of contributed content. It also has a GUI version called GVim.

    214 Vim alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • OpenSolaris
    • MorphOS
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
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  7. Eclipse icon

    Eclipse

     1147 likes

    Eclipse is an extensible development platform with runtimes and application frameworks for building, deploying and managing software across the entire software lifecycle. Many people know Eclipse as a Java IDE, but it is much more than that- Eclipse actually consists of over 60...

    147 Eclipse alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  9. Zed Editor icon

    Zed Editor

     107 likes

    Blazing fast code editor offering real-time multi-user collaboration, language-aware syntax highlighting, integrated terminal, multi-buffers for tab-free editing, built-in Vim mode, searchable outline, AI coding assistance, advanced keyboard commands, and cross-platform support.

    87 Zed Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  10. Kate icon

    Kate

     312 likes

    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.

    144 Kate alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
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  11. Geany icon

    Geany

     575 likes

    Geany is a powerful, stable and lightweight programmer's text editor that provides tons of useful features without bogging down your workflow.

    152 Geany alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flatpak
    • Haiku
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  12. GNU Emacs icon

    GNU Emacs

     387 likes

    GNU Emacs is an extensible, customizable text editor—and more. At its core is an interpreter for Emacs Lisp, a dialect of the Lisp programming language with extensions to support text editing. The features of GNU Emacs include:

    181 GNU Emacs alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Debian
    • MacPorts
    • Homebrew
    The GNU Emacs Manual calls Emacs the extensible, customizable, self-documenting real-time display editor
     
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    Comments about GNU Emacs as an Alternative to Neovim
    Buster_Blue
    Positive
    2

    They're both powerful text editors that allow for a lot of customization.

    Neovim Icon
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    • Most users think GNU Emacs is a great Neovim alternative.

    • GNU Emacs is the most popular Android alternative to Neovim.

    • GNU Emacs is Free and Open SourceNeovim is also Free and Open Source
    • GNU Emacs is Customizable and Privacy focusedNeovim is not according to our users
  13. gedit icon

    gedit

     694 likes

    Official text editor of the GNOME desktop environment. Has syntax highlighting and is suitable for programming, with support for several languages. It is extensible with plugins.

    192 gedit alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • GNOME
    • OpenSolaris
    • Flathub
    The Default look under GNOME with Adwaita
     
  14. GNU nano icon

    GNU nano

     289 likes

    GNU nano is a small and friendly text editor. Besides basic text editing, nano offers many extra features like an interactive search and replace, go to line and column number, auto-indentation, feature toggles, internationalization support, and filename tab completion.

    153 GNU nano alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
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