Notepad++ Alternatives

Notepad++ is described as 'Free open-source code editor and Notepad replacement supporting multiple languages, featuring high speed, low resource usage, privacy focus, and plugin extensibility' and is a leading Code Editor in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Notepad++ for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Notepad++ alternative is Sublime Text, which is free. Other great apps like Notepad++ are Visual Studio Code, Geany, Kate and Vim.

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  1. Pineapple Notepad is a simple, lightweight, and easy to use notepad application that aims to be a cross-platform alternative to Notepad++. It's based on Scintilla, Qt and KDE Framework, available on Windows, Linux and macOS. With the following features:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  2. Text Editor for Plain Text that can edit even huge texts. It has a navigation history, macros, templates, hyperlinks, bookmarks, chapters, expanders, versioning, long path and emojy support.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. CIMCO Edit comes with all the essential features needed for modern NC program editing including NC specific functions, math, transforms, drag/drop editing and more.

    5 CIMCO Edit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. XML editor ( XML Viewer ) is an online web-based tool, designed to create, view, format, edit, save and share xml file. This tool provides multiple features which will help you, to create simple and complex xml easily.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
  5. A native editor for Markdown, notes, and code across macOS, iPhone, and iPad. Minimal by design. Quick edits, fast file access, no IDE bloat.

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  6. Jollpi icon
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    Jollpi is a lightweight, simple, and reliable text editor, built with Python 3, GTK4, and GtkSourceView 5. This version is a modern rewrite of the original 2010 Python 2 + PyGTK Jollpi text editor - now refreshed for modern Linux distributions.

    51 Jollpi alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  7. 1DevTool icon
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    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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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  8. XML Viewer is a program that can be used to examine XML files in an intuitive environment. It is free for personal/non-commercial use. A license that lets you use it for commercial activities can be obtained by following the links in the About dialog.

    18 XML Viewer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  9. XMLFox icon
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    XMLFox XML/XSD editor is the Windows based graphical tool for authoring, updating, exploring, well-formedness checking or validating XML documents. XMLFox is a graphical XML editing and validation tool for creating valid, well-formed XML documents and/or XSD Schema.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Notemac++ icon
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    Notemac++ brings the familiar Notepad++ experience to Mac users with syntax highlighting for 70+ languages, tabbed editing, split views, built-in Git integration, an AI coding assistant, an integrated terminal, macro recording, bookmarks, and powerful regex find/replace.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Online
     
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    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.

    49 ad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  12. Mesh Editor is a lightweight code editor. It is user-friendly and can be used on the go since it is really lightweight. It supports multiple programming languages with syntax highlighting.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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