Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MPL-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Pragtical Alternatives
Pragtical is described as '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' and is a Text Editor in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Pragtical for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Flathub and Snapcraft apps. The best Pragtical alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Pragtical are Visual Studio Code, VSCodium, Sublime Text and Vim.
Alternatives list
Gram is a powerful and modern source code editor. It features solid performance and is highly configurable, yet comes with batteries included out of the box. Gram supports many popular programming languages and file formats, and can use Zed extensions to support additional...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- Gentoo
- Homebrew
- Windows
Sweden
EU
Lite XL is a 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
229 Bluefish Editor alternativesBluefish is a powerful editor targeted towards programmers and webdesigners, with many options to write websites, scripts and programming code. Bluefish supports many programming and markup languages, and it focuses on editing dynamic and interactive websites.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- Haiku
- Global
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
China
Fully native code editor for macOS with syntax highlighting for 80+ languages, plugin system, advanced search, split view, macro recording, and a Scintilla-powered engine. Free, open source, universal binary for Apple Silicon and Intel, with native integration.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
United States
+4
230 UltraEdit alternativesUltraEdit is a commercially maintained editor built for critical work where performance, reliability, and security matter most.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- United States
+1
Vampirio Code is a versatile open source editor and IDE with syntax highlighting and multi-language compilation, integrated with various compilers and tools.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
Argentina
+2
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- Flatpak
A native editor for Markdown, notes, and code across macOS, iPhone, and iPad. Minimal by design. Quick edits, fast file access, no IDE bloat.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Platforms
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
Germany- EU
+9
KillerShell puts a file browser, a terminal and a text editor in one window, on one tab strip and one set of keys, so you stop alt-tabbing.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- United States
+4
- 50 notePad++++ alternatives
A native macOS text editor with syntax highlighting for 50+ languages, Markdown WYSIWYG, JSON/YAML support, regex and Column Mode, custom scripts, batch processing, and optional AI assistance.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
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