Zed Editor Alternatives

Zed Editor is described as 'Blazing fast, collaborative code editor with real-time multi-user support, built-in Vim mode, language-aware syntax trees, integrated terminal, and multi-buffers' and is a very popular Code Editor in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Zed Editor for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Windows, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Zed Editor alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Zed Editor are Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text, VSCodium and Vim.

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Zed Editor alternatives are mainly Code Editors, but if you're looking for Text Editors or IDEs you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac and Linux + Open Source. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Zed Editor.
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  1. Notepadng icon

    Notepadng

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    Notepadng is a fork of a Notepadqq editor with Web-based editor component replaced by Scintilla for better user experience, stability and maintainability. It also incorporates original color themes from Notepad++ itself to replicate...

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    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  2. GoCodeo icon

    GoCodeo

     3 likes

    GoCodeo is an AI agent for building full-stack apps in minutes. It lets you build and deploy full-stack apps effortlessly, with one click Vercel deployment and seamless Supabase integration.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Visual Studio Code
    • IntelliJ IDEA
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  4. RubyMine icon

    RubyMine

     38 likes

    Comprehensive IDE specialized for Ruby and Rails, offering smart code completion, advanced navigation, error analysis, refactoring tools, integrated debugging, test frameworks, and web development support alongside extensive VCS integration and plugin extensibility.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU
    Rails project view
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    EmEditor

    Versatile Windows editor offering lightweight, ultra-fast performance with robust support for text, code, and CSV files, AI-assisted writing, macros, Unicode, plugins, syntax highlighting, advanced search, column editing, split v...

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  6. WeBuilder icon

    WeBuilder

     21 likes

    This all-inclusive code editor is tailored for web developers, boasting fast startup and extensive features. It supports a wide range of languages including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Python, and offers intelligent code completion, advanced navigation, and direct FTP/SFTP/FTPS server editing.

    42 WeBuilder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • LV flagLatvia
    • European Union flagEU
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  7. Ollie IDE icon

    Ollie IDE

     1 like

    Ollie is a sovereign creative suite designed for developers, writers, and creators who want the power of AI without sacrificing privacy or paying monthly subscriptions. It is a unified engine that runs local AI models entirely offline on your own hardware, ensuring complete data...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
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  9. 9jaCoder Code Editor (9CE) icon

    9jaCoder Code Editor (9CE)

     2 likes

    9jaCoder Code Editor (9CE) enables users to write fully functional Python programs in their native language. The editor currently supports Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fulfulde, French, and English, with Arabic and RTL support in development.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • NG flagNigeria
    Multiplication table generator in Hausa
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  10. Mousepad icon

    Mousepad

     35 likes

    A simple text editor for the Xfce desktop environment. Mousepad aims to be an easy-to-use and fast editor for quickly editing text files, not a development environment or an editor with a huge bunch of plugins.

    80 Mousepad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Xfce
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
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  11. Pluma icon

    Pluma

     17 likes

    Pluma, fork of gedit , is a text editor part of MATE Desktop Environment. It supports most standard editor features, extending this basic functionality with other features not usually found in simple text...

    161 Pluma alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Global
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  12. Liri Text icon

    Liri Text

     1 like

    Material Design text editor.

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    • Linux
    • Qt
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU
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  13. Sidekick CLI icon

    Sidekick CLI

     1 like

    Sidekick is an agentic CLI-based AI tool inspired by Claude Code, Copilot, Windsurf and Cursor. It's meant to be an open source alternative to these tools, providing a similar experience but with the flexibility of using different LLM providers while keeping the agentic...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Python
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • CA flagCanada
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  14. Aura IDE icon

    Aura IDE

     2 likes

    An AI coding harness that dogfooded itself into shape: Planner/Worker agents, repo awareness, surgical edits, validation, recovery, and safe diff approvals.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • US flagUnited States
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  15. Neon Vision Editor icon

    Neon Vision Editor

     2 likes

    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
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
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