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Best Notepad++ Alternatives in 2026

12 apps from text editors ranked against Notepad++ on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Neovim Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free9.8
    Notepad++ vs Neovim
  2. 2
    Calmly Writer Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWebWin 8.4
    Notepad++ vs Calmly Writer
  3. 3
    Visual Studio Code Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free8.3
    Notepad++ vs Visual Studio Code
  4. 5
    Zed Free plan LinuxMacWin $10/mo8.1
    Notepad++ vs Zed
  5. 6
    EmEditor Free trial Win $0.42/mo8.0
    Notepad++ vs EmEditor
  6. 7
    Textastic iOSMac 7.9
    Notepad++ vs Textastic
  7. 8
    BBEdit Free plan Mac $59.99/mo7.8
    Notepad++ vs BBEdit
  8. 9
    Lapce Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.6
    Notepad++ vs Lapce
  9. 10
    Micro Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.3
    Notepad++ vs Micro
  10. 11
    Froala Editor Free trial AndroidiOSWeb 7.3
    Notepad++ vs Froala Editor
  11. 12
    Ghost Commander Android 7.3
    Notepad++ vs Ghost Commander
  12. 13
    Kate Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.2
    Notepad++ vs Kate
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