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CotEditor Alternatives for Linux

Looking for CotEditor alternatives? We've curated 24 top alternatives that offer similar functionality. Whether you need Linux options, free plans, or open source solutions, explore our comprehensive list to find the perfect fit for your needs.

Sublime Text

Sublime Text

Freemium

Sublime Text is a code editor and syntax highlighter with advanced features which can be enhanced with extensions too.

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Eclipse

Eclipse

Open Source

Eclipse is a free and open source IDE - Integrated Development Platform.

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Vim

Vim

Open Source

Vim is an open source advanced text editor.

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Atom

Atom

Open Source

Atom is a free open-source code editor from Github.

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gedit

gedit

Open Source

gedit is a free and open-source code editor.

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Geany

Geany

Open Source

Geany is a text editor using the GTK+ toolkit with basic features of an integrated development environment.

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GNU Emacs

GNU Emacs

Open Source

GNU Emacs is the most popular and most ported Emacs text editor.

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Komodo Edit

Komodo Edit

Open Source

Komodo Edit is a free text editor for dynamic programming languages.

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Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code

Open Source

Visual Studio Code is a source code editor developed by Microsoft for Windows, Linux and macOS.

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GNU nano

GNU nano

Open Source

GNU nano is a text editor for Unix-like computing systems or operating environments using a command line interface.

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Kate

Kate

Open Source

KDE Advanced Text Editor (KATE) is a free and opensource text editor.

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UltraEdit

UltraEdit

Commercial

UltraEdit is the world's best text editor for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

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SciTE

SciTE

Open Source

SciTE is a SCIntilla based Text Editor.

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Bluefish Editor

Bluefish Editor

Open Source

Bluefish is a free software advanced text editor with a variety of tools for programming in general and the development of dynamic websites.

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jEdit

jEdit

Open Source

jEdit is a free software text editor available under the GNU General Public License version 2.0. It is written in Java and runs on any operating system with Java support, including BSD, Linux, macOS and Windows.

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Leafpad

Leafpad

Open Source

Leafpad is an open source text editor for Linux, BSD, and Maemo.

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VSCodium

VSCodium

Open Source

VSCodium is an OpenSource repo of Free or Libre Open Source Software Binaries of VSCode.

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Qt Creator

Qt Creator

Open Source

Qt Creator is a cross-platform C++, JavaScript and QML integrated development environment which is part of the SDK for the Qt GUI Application development framework.

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Anjuta

Anjuta

Open Source

Anjuta is an integrated development environment written for the GNOME project.

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ReText

ReText

Open Source

ReText: Simple but powerful editor for Markdown and reStructuredText.

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Scribes

Scribes

Open Source

Scribes is a minimalist text editor that combines simplicity with power.

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Editra

Editra

Open Source

Editra is a cross-platform, open-source text editor, released under a wxWindows license.

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Zed Code Editor

Zed Code Editor

Open Source

Zed is a fully offline-capable, open source, keyboard-focused, text and code editor for power users.

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MadEdit

MadEdit

Open Source

MadEdit is a cross-platform text/hex editor.

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