Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

Kodex is a code editor designed for iOS devices. It offers multi-caret support, allowing users to edit multiple locations simultaneously. The tool is intended for developers who need to write and edit code on their… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Kodex, a code editor for iOS with multi-caret support and more launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Kodex▲8

   Advanced Code Editor for iOS

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Caret▲265

   Beautiful and clever Markdown editor for Mac and PC

   2017 · caret.io · its alternatives →

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   Konty – A Balsamiq-alternative lo-fi wireframe tool for modern apps▲392

   2024 · konty.app · its alternatives →

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   Notion for iOS▲866

   A collaborative editor for notes, tasks, and wikis

   2017 · notion.so · its alternatives →

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   Kodo▲365

   Create fully editable designs by chatting with AI

   Mar 2026 · usekodo.ai · its alternatives →

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   Kodemo▲152

   Create interactive technical docs and tutorials

   2023 · kodemo.com · its alternatives →

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   Ki Editor – Multicursor syntactical editor▲138

   Hi everyone, I have been developing this editor, Ki, for over a year, and have employed it substantially in all kinds of development (including Ki itself) for at least 3 months. I think it is mostly crystallized, thus I'm happy to share it with you today. Its main strength is first-class multi-cursor and structural (syntax) editing, which is a rare combination in the realm of editors (TUI or GUI alike). Hope you'll enjoy it!

   2024 · ki-editor.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Solis▲348

   A live design output that integrates with code editor

   2018 · solisapp.com · its alternatives →

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   Kompad▲278

   An open-source note-taking app for devs

   2024 · kompad.hudy9x.com · its alternatives →

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    An open-source, collaborative, WYSIWYG Markdown editor▲460

    Inspired by the design and UI/UX of apps like Notion, and utility of open-source apps like StackEdit, I decided to create a minimalistic, local-only WYSIWYG Markdown editor. Some features worth highlighting: - Monaco editor and Prettier integration for code snippets - Tables (apparently the holy grail of WYSIWYG editing) - Embeds (for CodePen, CodeSandbox and YouTube, most useful for HTML or JSON exports) - Accepts Markdown paste-in, and "exports"/generates HTML, Markdown and JSON outputs - Collaboration (with real-time awareness and initial commenting system, available only when…

    2023 · editor.vrite.io · its alternatives →

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    Ecode – A minimalist and fast open-source code editor▲233

    Hi HN! I've been working on a code editor and I think that it's mature enough to catch some interest. It's using a custom GPU accelerated GUI written in C++. Currently implements some interesting features: LSP, terminal, auto-completion, linters, formatters, custom keybindings, plugins and more. It's a hobby project but still intends to be an alternative to other popular code editors like Sublime, Kate, Lapce, Lite XL (and takes inspiration from them). The project was born as a playground for the GUI I'm developing (eepp GUI) and is advanced enough to currently be my main code editor, but…

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    TextFlex▲179

    Text editor & HTML viewer for iOS

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Koidex▲380

    Know if a package, extension, or AI model is actually safe

    Feb 2026 · dex.koi.security · its alternatives →

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    Left▲383

    A minimalist multi-platform text editor

    2018 · hundredrabbits.itch.io · 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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    Komment▲360

    Make sense of messy code

    2025 · komment.ai · its alternatives →

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    Koda, a typesafe functional toolkit for Python▲110

    2022 · pypi.org · its alternatives →

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    Kodus▲145

    Hey everyone, Just wanted to share a quick update we just launched at Kodus. For those who don’t know it yet, Kodus is a code review agent that runs directly in your team’s Git workflow (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket… and now Azure DevOps as well). It helps maintain code quality and consistency by analyzing each PR based on your team’s own rules and repository standards. Support for Azure had been a common request — so if your team uses it, you can now plug Kodus right into your workflow and give it a try. Docs: https://docs.kodus.io/how_to_use/en/overview Repo:…

    Oct 2025 · kodus.io · its alternatives →

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    Flyde – an open-source visual programming language▲298

    Hi HN! I’m Gabriel, and I’m happy to share a project I’ve been working on for the last few years: Flyde, an open-source visual programming language. Check out the interactive examples and online playground on the website: https://www.flyde.dev. In my last role as an engineering manager for a B2B-oriented product, I authored and reviewed many diagrams for backend applications, mostly for integrations between 2 third-party services. Some of these diagrams were elaborate enough that I started dreaming of a way to simply run a diagram as is; I imagined a “run” button on the top-right…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Konsey.dev▲180

    Create & manage all your ads in one place

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Caret – Better Markdown Editor for the Desktop▲59

    Caret is a Markdown editor that stands out with its clean interface, productivity features and obsessive attention to detail.

    2015 · caret.io · its alternatives →

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    txt.edit▲109

    The missing text editor for iPhone & iPad

    2020 · txtedit.dev · its alternatives →

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    Kodex▲47

    Kodex makes teams up to 20% more efficient

    2025 · bubble.io · its alternatives →

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    Uideo▲136

    A collection of designer talks from conferences

    2015 · its alternatives →

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