Notepad++ alternatives and similar tools

Based on the "Editors" category.

Visual Studio Code

10.0 10.0 Notepad++ VS Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code
Atom

9.9 8.1 Notepad++ VS Atom

DISCONTINUED. :atom: The hackable text editor

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Brackets

9.8 1.4 Notepad++ VS Brackets

DISCONTINUED. An open source code editor for the web, written in JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
Vim

9.7 9.9 Notepad++ VS Vim

The official Vim repository
VSCodium

9.3 9.5 Notepad++ VS VSCodium

binary releases of VS Code without MS branding/telemetry/licensing
Lime

8.8 0.0 Notepad++ VS Lime

Open source API-compatible alternative to the text editor Sublime Text
TextMate

8.8 0.0 L2 Notepad++ VS TextMate

TextMate is a graphical text editor for macOS 10.12 or later
Light Table

8.5 0.0 Notepad++ VS Light Table

DISCONTINUED. The Light Table IDE ⛺
GNU Emacs

7.5 10.0 Notepad++ VS GNU Emacs

Mirror of GNU Emacs
Geany

6.7 9.4 L2 Notepad++ VS Geany

A fast and lightweight IDE
ICEcoder

5.8 0.0 L5 Notepad++ VS ICEcoder

DISCONTINUED. Browser code editor awesomeness
Haroopad

5.6 0.0 Notepad++ VS Haroopad

Haroopad - The Next Document processor based on Markdown
Atom Community

4.4 0.0 Notepad++ VS Atom Community

:atom: Community build of the hackable text editor
KDevelop

4.3 9.8 L1 Notepad++ VS KDevelop

Cross-platform IDE for C, C++, Python, QML/JavaScript and PHP
jotgit

3.4 0.0 Notepad++ VS jotgit

Git-backed real time collaborative editor built with meteor.
Nano

2.1 0.0 L1 Notepad++ VS Nano

DISCONTINUED. Easy to use, customizable text editor.
Eclipse

- Notepad++ VS Eclipse

IDE written in Java with an extensible plug-in system.
Micro

- Notepad++ VS Micro

A modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor