Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

Goodbye Old Editor is a cloud-based coding tool launched in 2013. It provides developers with a web-accessible environment for writing and managing code without relying on traditional desktop editors. The platform is… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Goodbye Old Editor – Reinventing coding with the cloud launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Koding▲246

   Say goodbye to your localhost and code in the cloud.

   2015 · koding.com · its alternatives →

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   Codeanywhere▲92

   The only multi-platform cloud editor.

   2014 · codeanywhere.com · its alternatives →

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   Codeanywhere▲101

   After more than fifteen years, we

   2014 · codeanywhere.com · its alternatives →

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   Collaborative Markdown Editor▲83

   Collaborative editor with end-to-end encryption.

   2017 · standardnotes.org · its alternatives →

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   A flow based data processing editor▲188

   node-based editor for exploring, analyzing and transforming data without code

   2021 · datablocks.pro · its alternatives →

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   CodeSandbox▲292

   The online code editor for web development

   2018 · codesandbox.io · its alternatives →

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   A web text-editor where you can write, compute and draw▲218

   2022 · lambdaway.free.fr · its alternatives →

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   Visual Studio Code 1.0▲309

   Microsoft's cross-platform text editor for developers

   2016 · code.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

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   a distraction-free Markdown editor▲74

   2012 · pencil.asleepysamurai.com · its alternatives →

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    Code.xyz▲378

    The online code editor for building APIs in a single click.

    2018 · namekeeper.com · its alternatives →

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    Mesh IDE – a code editor that feels like a spreadsheet▲199

    Old version. Visualise data and edit JavaScript code using a spreadsheet interface. - chrispsn/mesh

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Markdown Studio▲126

    Markdown editor built for the AI workflow era

    Dec 2025 · mdstudio.app · its alternatives →

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    A renderless and extendable rich-text editor for Vue.js▲278

    The headless rich text editor framework for web artisans. - ueberdosis/tiptap

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ICEcoder v2.0 – online and offline browser code editor▲40

    Have been building a web IDE & browser based code editor and v2.0 has now launched. Contains a whole load of features beyond just code highlighting such as online & offline use, code completion, type boosting, Emmet, database management, find & replace builder, auto backups, Github syncing and a whole lot more. Oh, and it's free & open source. Any and all feedback welcomed.

    2013 · icecoder.net · its alternatives →

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    We made a real-time editor for web database apps▲121

    2018 · demo.hyperfiddle.net · its alternatives →

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    I ported Tree-sitter to Go▲222

    This started as a hard requirement for my TUI-based editor application, it ended up going in a few different directions. A suite of tools that help with semantic code entities: https://github.com/odvcencio/gts-suite A next-gen version control system called Got: https://github.com/odvcencio/got I think this has some pretty big potential! I think there's many classes of application (particularly legacy architecture) that can benefit from these kinds of analysis tooling. My next post will be about composing all these together, an exciting project I call…

    Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    idea for the future of document editing▲81

    2012 · doc-edit.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Google Code Jam Archive▲103

    Hi HN, As many of you already know, Google has discontinued their coding competitions and is shutting down the competitions website. Before it's gone forever, I've scraped everything I could from their website and set up my own archive. (Disclaimer: I'm not affiliated with Google besides participating in these contests years ago) While the initial version was ready back in March, today I'm rolling out big and hopefully the final update, so this might be a good time to share it with the HN community. Everything is static HTML and SQLite archives (with a very minimal backend to serve files…

    2023 · zibada.guru · its alternatives →

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    C++ Editor for Teaching How to Code▲95

    2019 · emun.ro · its alternatives →

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    Serverless Code Editor framework for any programming language▲57

    Portable Scalable web code editor to integrate into your sites and learning experiences - JockDaRock/Time2Code

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    PO File Editor▲97

    Free editor for translations in portable object files

    2021 · pofile.net · its alternatives →

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    PseudoEditor▲75

    An editor & compiler that lets you code in plain English

    2023 · pseudoeditor.com · its alternatives →

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    Writing – A lightweight distraction-free editor (MathJax and Markdown)▲133

    Writing is a lightweight distraction-free text editor, in the browser (Markdown and LaTeX supported). - josephernest/writing

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    CodeBox▲115

    Code with the same editor on your desktop and in the cloud

    2014 · its alternatives →

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