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Best GNU Emacs Alternatives in 2026

12 apps from text editors ranked against GNU Emacs on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Neovim Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free9.7
    GNU Emacs vs Neovim
  2. 3
    Visual Studio Code Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free8.3
    GNU Emacs vs Visual Studio Code
  3. 4
    Zed Free plan LinuxMacWin $10/mo8.2
    GNU Emacs vs Zed
  4. 5
    Textastic iOSMac 8.1
    GNU Emacs vs Textastic
  5. 6
    Kate Free plan LinuxMacWin Free8.0
    GNU Emacs vs Kate
  6. 7
    BBEdit Free plan Mac $59.99/mo7.9
    GNU Emacs vs BBEdit
  7. 8
    EmEditor Free trial Win $0.42/mo7.9
    GNU Emacs vs EmEditor
  8. 9
    Notepad++ Free plan Win Free7.7
    GNU Emacs vs Notepad++
  9. 10
    Lapce Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.4
    GNU Emacs vs Lapce
  10. 11
    UltraEdit LinuxMacWin $7.91/mo7.3
    GNU Emacs vs UltraEdit
  11. 12
    Geany Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.2
    GNU Emacs vs Geany
  12. 13
    Froala Editor Free trial AndroidiOSWeb 7.1
    GNU Emacs vs Froala Editor
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