Sublime Text Alternatives

Sublime Text is described as 'Sophisticated text editor for code with sleek interface, multi-select tabs, side-by-side definitions, and swift variable renaming using multiple selections' and is a leading Code Editor in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Sublime Text for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Sublime Text alternative is Visual Studio Code, which is free. Other great apps like Sublime Text are Notepad++, Vim, VSCodium and Geany.

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  1. Code Writer icon
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    Code Writer is a free text and code editor app for the Windows platform, downloadable from the Windows Store. Use it as a replacement for Notepad and other quick edit apps.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. SubEthaEdit icon
     9 likes

    Collaborative text editor that works on local network or Internet and includes syntax highlighting for several popular programming languages.

    15 SubEthaEdit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. Notepad icon
     1 like

    Notepad is a fast and distraction-free online writing space. Capture thoughts, take notes, and share instantly. Perfect for quick ideas, to-do lists, etc.

    54 Notepad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. Powerful text editor for Android.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  5. BowPad icon
     10 likes

    BowPad is a small and fast text editor with a ribbon user interface and syntax highlighting.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. TEA icon
     7 likes

    TEA is free text editor for Linux, *BSD, OS/2, Windows, Haicu. It depends on Qt 4.6+ or Qt 5 or Qt6, zlib and, optionally, on Aspell or Hunspell. The old (but renewed) branch, TEA-GTK depends on GTK+ 3 and GtkSourceView 3.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Enki icon
     11 likes

    Enki is a text editor for programmers. It is: –User friendly. Intuitive interface. Works out of the box. You don’t have to read a lot of docs -Hacker friendly. Code as quickly as possible. Without mouse. -Lighweight. Some IDEs show splashscreen. enki will never do it. It just sta.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. CodeBuddy icon
     1 like

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  9. ConTEXT icon
     11 likes

    ConTEXT is a small, fast and powerful freeware text editor, developed to serve as a secondary tool for software developers.

    58 ConTEXT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. MadEdit icon
     14 likes

    MadEdit is an Open-Source and Cross-Platform Text/Hex Editor written in C++ and wxWidgets.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
     
  11. Vrode Script Editor is an easy-to-use, lightweight and effective editor for JavaScript, Python, VBScript, HTML and CSS files with code completion, syntax highlighting, code navigation, context-sensitive help and debugging support.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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