Thunderpad AlternativesText & Code Editors like Thunderpad

Thunderpad is described as '(formerly Textpad) is a simple, general-purpose and cross-platform text editor written in C++ using the Qt libraries. Thunderpad aims to be faster and more lightweight than most text editors, but as useful as them' and is a Text Editor in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Thunderpad for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Thunderpad alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Thunderpad are Visual Studio Code, VSCodium, Vim and Eclipse.

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  1. Notepad++ icon
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    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.

    271 Notepad++ alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  2. Visual Studio Code icon
     1479 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.

    234 Visual Studio Code alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Snapcraft
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  3. VSCodium icon
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    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.

    221 VSCodium alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Electron
    • Snapcraft
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
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  4. Vim icon
     1370 likes

    Advanced text editor with syntax highlighting, word completion, multiple editing modes for efficiency, plugin and script extensibility, GUI and command-line operation, a thorough help system, and cross-platform support across various operating systems.

    235 Vim alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
    • AmigaOS
    • OpenSolaris
    • MorphOS
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  5. Eclipse icon
     1158 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...

    149 Eclipse alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  6. Geany icon
     583 likes

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

    171 Geany alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flatpak
    • Haiku
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  7. gedit icon
     701 likes

    Extensible text editor with UTF-8 support, syntax highlighting for several programming and markup languages, remote editing, file reverting, print preview, clipboard operations, powerful search, customizable fonts and colors, line numbering, and plugin support.

    211 gedit alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • OpenSolaris
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  8. GNU nano icon
     299 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.

    167 GNU nano alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
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  9. Notepad3 icon
     66 likes

    Notepad3 is a fast and light-weight text editor with syntax highlighting for programming jobs. Auto-completion, Multi-language, Dark mode more.

    225 Notepad3 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. TextMate icon
     270 likes

    TextMate brings Apple's approach to operating systems into the world of text editors. By bridging UNIX underpinnings and GUI, TextMate cherry-picks the best of both worlds to the benefit of expert scripters and novice users alike.

    177 TextMate alternatives

    Cost / License

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. CotEditor icon
     47 likes

    Syntax Highlighting: Colorize more than 50 pre-installed major languages like HTML, PHP, Python, Ruby or Markdown. You can also create your own settings.

    179 CotEditor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  12. Windows Notepad icon
     181 likes

    Fast, streamlined editor with extensive features, bundled with Windows since 1985. Supports plain text, UTF-8, and over 100 languages with enhanced functionality since 2018, including dark mode, Bing search, and large file handling.

    147 Windows Notepad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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