ConTEXT is a small, fast and powerful freeware text editor, developed to serve as a secondary tool for software developers.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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Platforms
- Windows
Notepad2 Alternatives
Notepad2 is described as 'Fast and light-weight Windows Notepad like text editor with syntax highlighting. Simple as possible, but yet powerful. Has full Unicode support. Can be run out of the box without installation, and does not touch your system's' and is a very popular Text Editor in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Notepad2 for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Notepad2 alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Notepad2 are Sublime Text, Kate, Geany and gedit.
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- 58 ConTEXT alternatives
FavoText is a text editor, which supports editing file with text/hex format, syntax highlighting and auto completion; it also offers many powerful features for Web page authors and programmers.
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- Paid
- Proprietary
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- Windows
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LopeEdit is a powerful programmers editor and a replacement of Windows Notepad. It has tabs to select between open files, supports syntax highlighting of multiple programing languages (C/C++, Java, JavaScript, Visual Basic, VBScript, XML, HTML, ASP, JSP, SQL, Cobol, C#, CSS...
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- Windows
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157 Ynote Classic alternativesYnote Classic is an easy to use fast and advanced text editor with a tabbed interface and multiview. It has intelligent Syntax Highlighting, Code Folding , Auto Indent and autocompletion. It can highlight any language you like using Regular Expressions.
Platforms
- Windows
A lightweight, distraction-free notepad with instant access, no registration or ads, auto-saves notes locally, supports manual export, and works seamlessly on modern browsers and mobile devices while prioritizing privacy with a clean interface and dark mode.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
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146 QuickNote alternativesVirtual scrapbook for Desktop with a plain text editor. With Quicknote, in its resizable window you can jot down your notes and organize them in categories. Beneath the normal text functions, it can let you directly access frequently run programs, manage windows tasks, and even...
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- Free
- Proprietary
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- Windows
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133 MadEdit alternativesMadEdit is an Open-Source and Cross-Platform Text/Hex Editor written in C++ and wxWidgets.
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Xfce
76 Poly Edit Lite alternativesPolyEdit Lite is a multipurpose word processor and text editor for Microsoft Windows. It is fast, small, and easy-to-use.
Platforms
- Windows
JOE is a full featured terminal-based screen editor which is distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). JOE has been around since 1988 and comes standard with many Linux distributions.
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
164 Devpad alternativesNotepad-like VB.Net multi-tab source code editor for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 that supports ASM, ASP.Net, Boo, C#, C++, CSS, HTML, INI, Java, JavaScript, Lua, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, SQL, VB.Net, XML and plain text files.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
56 Chocolat alternativesChocolat is a new text editor for Mac OS X, that combines native Cocoa with powerful text editing tools.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
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Lightweight open-source text editor featuring syntax highlighting for many languages, tabbed interface, customizable keyboard shortcuts, plugin and macro support, configurable color schemes, find and replace with regex, and cross-platform compatibility for programming or general use.
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Xfce
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