Best Acme Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from code editors ranked against Acme on the same published basis.
- 1Acme vs Neovim
- 2Acme vs GNU Emacs
- 3Acme vs Visual Studio Code
- 4Acme vs Zed
- 5Acme vs ICEcoder
- 6Acme vs Kate
- 7Acme vs VSCodium
- 8Acme vs Notepad++
- 9Acme vs EmEditor
- 10Acme vs Textastic
- 11Acme vs BBEdit
- 12Acme vs Koder
- 13Acme vs UltraEdit
- 14Acme vs Micro
- 15Acme vs Geany
- 16Acme vs CodeEdit
- 17Acme vs SlickEdit
- 18Acme vs Lapce
- 19Acme vs Vim
- 20Acme vs Bluefish
Acme alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neovim | 9.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 2 | GNU Emacs | 9.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Visual Studio Code | 8.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Zed | 8.2 | Free plan | $10/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | ICEcoder | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Kate | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | VSCodium | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Notepad++ | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 9 | EmEditor | 7.6 | No | $0.42/mo | Windows |
| 10 | Textastic | 7.6 | No | — | iOS, Mac |
| 11 | BBEdit | 7.4 | Free plan | $59.99/mo | Mac |
| 12 | Koder | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | iOS |
| 13 | UltraEdit | 7.2 | No | $7.91/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | Micro | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | Geany | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | CodeEdit | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 17 | SlickEdit | 6.9 | No | $125/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | Lapce | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | Vim | 6.8 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 20 | Bluefish | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
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Questions about Acme alternatives
What is the best alternative to Acme?
Neovim, number 1 in code editors with a score of 9.7 out of 10. The others here: GNU Emacs, Visual Studio Code, Zed and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Acme?
Neovim is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.