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24 alternatives to Atom

A hackable text editor for the 21st Century

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Atom launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Atom v1.0▲423

   The modern & hackable text editor from GitHub

   2015 · github.blog · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Atom 1.0▲7

   GitHub's text editor

   2015 · github.blog · 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
   Squire▲123

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

   2014 · neilj.github.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Editorially▲95

   Collaborative writing tool

   2013 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Trix▲184

   A rich text editor for everyday writing

   2015 · trix-editor.org · its alternatives →

7. 7
   CotEditor▲102

   The free plain-text editor for OS X

   2014 · coteditor.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Macaw▲90

   A simple code editor for Swift

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Draft.js▲166

   A framework for building rich text editors in React

   2016 · facebook.github.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Liquid Text 2.0▲157

    A better way to understand text - across multiple documents

    2016 · liquidtext.net · its alternatives →

11. 11
    PostScripting▲111

    Proofreading and editing done right

    2015 · postscripting.net · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Atom IDE▲7

    Improved language integration

    2017 · github.blog · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Atavist▲116

    A web-based word processor as beautiful as Medium

    2015 · magazine.atavist.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    ShallowParse▲6

    A text editor for creative writing

    2014 · shallowparse.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Addr▲98

    A collective and annotation-focus ePub reader

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Katib▲99

    A Markdown Editor for Arabic, Urdu, Farsi and Hebrew

    2014 · katibapp.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Micro▲88

    A modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Glorium▲83

    A contextual filler text generator for Mac

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Composé▲91

    An editor for creating interactive iOS prototypes and apps

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hawkee▲73

    A writing platform for web developers

    2014 · hawkee.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Lime Text▲76

    Open Source code editor

    2014 · limetext.org · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Atomic▲39

    Interface Design Prototyping + Collaboration

    2014 · atomic.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Calmly Writer▲79

    Distraction-free writing

    2015 · calmlywriter.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    A text editor with a programming language▲6

    2023 · lambdaway.free.fr · 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 →