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24 alternatives to Ace

The High Performance Code Editor for the Web

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Ace launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Atom▲145

   A hackable text editor for the 21st Century

   2014 · github.blog · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hawkee▲73

   A writing platform for web developers

   2014 · hawkee.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Brackets 1.0▲190

   An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   BetaPage 2.0▲224

   Community of Hackers and Makers

   2017 · pitchwall.co · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Codecrap▲93

   Where developers go to laugh and cry

   2014 · codecrap.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   PostScripting▲111

   Proofreading and editing done right

   2015 · postscripting.net · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Squire▲123

   The <textarea> of the future. A HTML5 rich text editor.

   2014 · neilj.github.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Komando▲67

   IRC for people who write code

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Lime Text▲76

   Open Source code editor

   2014 · limetext.org · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Mou▲73

    Markdown editor for web developers

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Brnch▲81

    Modern code hosting for the agent era

    16d ago · brnch.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    devpit▲117

    A native control room for your Claude Code agents

    19d ago · devpit.app · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Hacker News Search▲92

    a faster hnsearch

    2014 · hn.algolia.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Flowhub▲85

    Let's Make Code More Playful (Beta Open)

    2014 · 12bet.review · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Macaw▲90

    A simple code editor for Swift

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Chrome Experiments▲137

    Showcase of web experiments written by creative coders

    2015 · experiments.withgoogle.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Cactus for Mac▲92

    A better workflow for hand coding websites

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Katib▲99

    A Markdown Editor for Arabic, Urdu, Farsi and Hebrew

    2014 · katibapp.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Developer Ipsum▲110

    Lorem for nerds

    2021 · developer-ipsum.netlify.app · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Atavist▲116

    A web-based word processor as beautiful as Medium

    2015 · magazine.atavist.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Macaw▲72

    The code-savvy web design tool

    2013 · macaw.co · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Programmar▲88

    A place for developers to read and write

    2015 · programmar.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Jottings▲95

    Real-time collaboration in Markdown

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Paperpile▲66

    No-fuss reference management for the web

    2014 · paperpile.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →