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01

Microsoft's extensible editor, the de-facto default.

MIT WindowsmacOSLinux
Alt Score

Alt Score · 85

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%83
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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02
Zed

GPU-accelerated collaborative editor in Rust.

GPL-3.0 macOSLinuxWindows
Alt Score

Alt Score · 85

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%83
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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03

The extensible, self-documenting editor.

GPL-3.0 WindowsmacOSLinux
Alt Score

Alt Score · 66

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%62
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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04

VS Code fork with AI-first editing.

Proprietary WindowsmacOSLinux
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Alt Score · 62

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%58
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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05

The editor formerly known as Windsurf.

Proprietary WindowsmacOSLinux
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Alt Score · 62

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%58
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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06

Modernized Vim with Lua config and LSP built in.

Apache-2.0 WindowsmacOSLinux
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Alt Score · 59

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%54
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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07

KDE's fast multi-document editor with LSP.

LGPL-2.0-or-later WindowsmacOSLinux
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Alt Score · 55

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%50
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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08

Fast native editor with a one-time license.

Proprietary WindowsmacOSLinux
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Alt Score · 51

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%46
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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09

Modal terminal editor with built-in LSP, no plugins needed.

MPL-2.0 WindowsmacOSLinux
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Alt Score · 44

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%38
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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10

VS Code builds without Microsoft telemetry.

MIT WindowsmacOSLinux
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Alt Score · 40

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%33
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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11

Lightweight Windows editor with plugins.

GPL-3.0 Windows
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Alt Score · 36

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%29
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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