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Best Vim Alternatives in 2026

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

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