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.

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vim ("vi improved") is an advanced text editor that allows syntax highlighting, word completion and has a huge amount of contributed content.

vim offers several “modes” for editing with efficiency. this makes vim a nonuserfriendly application but it is also a strength. the normal mode binds alphanumeric keys to taskoriented commands. the visual mode highlights text. the commandline mode offers more tools (for search&replace, defining functions, etc.)

vim comes with complete help.

Links to official Vim sites

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Customizable Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Lightweight Spell checking Syntax Highlighting Plugin manager Configurability Keyboard focused Modal editor Small size Terminal based Visual Mode Word completion Works on all OSs

The Best 11 Vim Alternatives

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Notepad++

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

Free Open Source Windows

Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Portable Multiple languages Tabbed interface Lightweight Support for FTP Autocompletion Macros Feature Side by Side comparison Color coding Support for regular expressions Live Preview Configurable Block edit Code formatting Plugin manager
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Kate

Text editor for the KDE desktop environment with support for multiple languages and syntax highlighting. It is extensible with plugins. Features a MDI interface.

Free Open Source Windows Linux BSD KDE

Tabbed interface Syntax Highlighting Support for regular expressions Code formatting
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EditPlus

EditPlus is a text editor, HTML editor and programmers editor for Windows. While it can serve as a good Notepad replacement, it also offers many powerful features for Web page authors and programmers.

Commercial Windows

Integrated Web Browser Tabbed interface Support for FTP Support for Unicode Syntax Highlighting Support for regular expressions Shell integration Search and replace
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Mousepad

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.

Free Open Source Linux BSD Xfce

Tabbed interface Lightweight Drag n drop
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Scratch

Scratch is the text editor that works for you. It auto-saves your files, meaning they're always up-to-date. Plus it remembers your tabs so you never lose your spot, even in between sessions. Make it yours.

Free Open Source Linux

Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Tabbed interface Lightweight Scripting Syntax Highlighting
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Syncplify.me Notepad!

Notepad! is the free, powerful, feature-rich replacement for your Windows Notepad. This software is completely free to use, for both personal and business purposes. With...

Free Windows

Portable Tabbed interface Syntax Highlighting Support for regular expressions Support for Large File
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Pluma

pluma, fork of gedit , is a text editor part of mate desktop environment.

Free Linux

Tabbed interface Support for Unicode Syntax Highlighting Automatic Indentation
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TwistPad

Twistpad is a fully featured text and code editor for Windows. Twistpad can be used as a simple notepad replacer, or a featured packed editor targeting web and software developers.

Commercial Windows

Portable Tabbed interface Support for Unicode Syntax Highlighting Search and replace
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TEA

TEA is a fast, pure C++ text editor for UNIX, Mac, OS/2 and Windows.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

Tabbed interface Syntax Highlighting Built in File Manager Built in Image converter Built in Image viewer Built in archiver
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Hekapad

Hekapad is a free fully featured lightweight text editor for Windows. It can be used to replace the classic Notepad with some cool features. Hekapad automatically save...

Free Windows

Multiple languages Tabbed interface Lightweight
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Appy Text

Appy Text is a super fast + lightweight text editor. Immersive too - more content, less chrome. If you're a Notepad user but have been looking for a charmingly...

Freemium Windows Windows Phone Windows S

Minimalistic MarkDown support Tabbed interface Tablet support Lightweight Auto saving Distraction free writing Dark theme

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The Best 11 Vim Alternatives

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