Sublime Text Alternatives

Software Similar to Sublime Text 👇

Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code is a free, lightweight, and extensible code editor for building web, desktop, and mobile applications, using any programming language and framework.

Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsLightweightAutocompletionSyntax HighlightingGit SupportSupport for ThemesDark ModeSupport for MarkDownNo registration requiredCode FormattingCustomizableBuilt-in terminal emulationCode CompletionIDEMultiple languagesSupports PythonSource code debuggingMultiple CursorsLint supportSupport for JavascriptRuby supportSupport for NodeJSRemote DebuggingC supportTheme CustomizationC++C# ScriptingAuto UpdateGraphical User InterfaceGitHub integrationPlug-insSpecific for 64-BitSupport for 64 bitCode navigationColor coding of codeMercurial supportObjective-cGit integrationPHP IDEEmbedded debuggerRun Android Apps on DesktopElectron basedMinimap

Free • Proprietary

Notepad++

Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.

LightweightCode FormattingPortableExtensible by Plugins/ExtensionsAutocompletionSyntax HighlightingLive PreviewTabbed interfaceText formattingSupport for JavascriptSearch and ReplaceTabsMultiple languagesColor codingConfigurableMultiple Open TabsDebuggingBuilt-in themesBlock editAuto-savingSupport for regular expressionsCustom Language DefinitionsNative GUIBuilt-in editorSupport for FTP

Free • Open Source

Vim

Vim ("Vi IMproved") is an advanced text editor that allows syntax highlighting, word completion and has a huge amount of contributed content. It also has a GUI version called GVim.

LightweightSyntax HighlightingExtensible by Plugins/ExtensionsSupport for MarkDownCommand line interfaceSpell CheckingBatch EditingKeyboard focusedCustomizableWell documentedHackableCode Syntax HighlightingConfigurableBuilt-in terminal emulationTerminal-basedModal editorDedication to home rowVim foldingMnemonic key bindingsSupport for Large FileVisual ModeNative applicationVim Buffers

Free • Open Source

Geany

Geany is a small and lightweight Integrated Development Environment. It was developed to provide a small and fast IDE, which has only a few dependencies from other packages. Another goal was to be as independent as possible from a special Desktop Environment like KDE or GNOME -...

LightweightSupport for ThemesSyntax HighlightingSpell CheckingPortableMultiplatformMinimalisticCode navigationIDEShell integrationDebian package compatibleShortcut keysAutomatic IndentationCustomizableSupport for Large FileBuilt-in terminal emulationVim plugin

Free • Open Source

Kate

The Kate project develops two main products: KatePart, the advanced editor component which is used in numerous KDE applications requiring a text editing component, and Kate, a MDI text editor application.

Syntax HighlightingCode FormattingSupport for MarkDownLightweightNative applicationThemesEditable text color schemesTabbed interfaceBuilt-in terminal emulationBuilt-in themesSupport for regular expressions

Free • Open Source

GNU Emacs

GNU Emacs is an extensible, customizable text editor—and more. At its core is an interpreter for Emacs Lisp, a dialect of the Lisp programming language with extensions to support text editing. The features of GNU Emacs include:

Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsSyntax HighlightingSupport for scriptingExtensibilityCustomizableSelf-documentingOrg-modeEditable text color schemesMulti OSIDE All LanguagesCode CompletionIDETerminal-basedPackage Control

Free • Open Source

gedit

Official text editor of the GNOME desktop environment. Has syntax highlighting and is suitable for programming, with support for several languages. It is extensible with plugins.

LightweightSyntax HighlightingExtensible by Plugins/ExtensionsAutocompletionSpell CheckingTabsCustomizableSupport for Unicode

Free • Open Source

Neovim

Neovim is Vim out of the box.

LightweightExtensible by Plugins/ExtensionsSyntax HighlightingConfigurableTerminal-basedAsynchronousSane defaultsLua scriptingVim

Free • Open Source

CudaText

CudaText is a cross-platform text editor, written in Lazarus.

LightweightExtensible by Plugins/ExtensionsNative applicationCustomizableMinimapCommand palette

Free • Open Source

GNU nano

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.

Command line interfaceTerminal-basedSearch and ReplaceAutomatic Indentation

Free • Open Source