Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Monokai Pro: a beautiful, functional user interface for Sublime Text launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Brackets 1.0▲190

   An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Fulvid▲86

   A standalone desktop editor for Markdown and MDX

   Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Paragraph Notes▲155

   A private Markdown notes app for Mac

   Sep 2026 · paragraphnotes.md · its alternatives →

4. 4
   CotEditor▲102

   The free plain-text editor for OS X

   2014 · coteditor.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Monokai Pro for Sublime Text▲9

   Beautiful functionality for professional developers

   2017 · monokai.pro · its alternatives →

6. 6
   FocusWrite▲115

   A local-first writing app with focus modes.

   13d ago · focuswrite.app · its alternatives →

7. 7
   MuM▲93

   A reading-first Markdown engine for macOS

   25d ago · mum.jiker.ai · its alternatives →

8. 8
   MarkRight▲84

   A minimalistic github flavored markdown editor

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Markly▲64

   A calm, native Markdown editor for your folders

   28d ago · markly.justghali.dev · its alternatives →

10. 10
    KeenWrite, a Desktop Text Editor▲6

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Thravik▲67

    The native Mac browser that remembers

    14d ago · thravik.app · its alternatives →

12. 12ST
    Sublime Text move around and reform code demo▲7

    2015 · hackflow.com · its alternatives →

13. 13GC
    Googling Code the Fast Way (Sublime Text Plugin)▲6

    2016 · instagoogling.com · its alternatives →

14. 14SI
    Small in-browser editor for ZIP and OLE archives▲8

    2017 · sheetjs.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Headcache: note-taking program with markdown, search, external editing▲7

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16SP
    Slideas: Presentation software for Mac OS using Markdown▲6

    2020 · slideas.app · its alternatives →

17. 17
    A high-performance, all-in-one extension for managing tabs▲5

    Sep 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

18. 18SA
    Sleeper – An ambient new tab browser extension for Firefox and Chrome▲6

    2020 · sleeper.fyi · its alternatives →

19. 19PA
    Polyphony – A realtime collaborative text editing lib for web/mobile▲8

    2014 · polyphony-ot.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Colorsublime▲8

    Make your Sublime Text more awesome

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21ZA
    Zero AM – a journal app for Windows▲5

    2018 · roastedbytes.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    SnipLime▲6

    A collection of design patterns/snippets for Sublime Text

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23YA
    Yet Another Notepad App for macOS▲8

    Any suggestion is welcomed and appreciated!

    2023 · notepad-release.web.app · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Adobe Shortcut Mapper▲7

    An interactive visualisation of Keyboard Shortcuts

    2015 · fastprint.co.uk · 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 →