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24 alternatives to Nix

The smart-text editor that helps you get things done.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Nix launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Trix▲184

   A rich text editor for everyday writing

   2015 · trix-editor.org · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Nix▲82

   The purely functional package manager

   2016 · nixos.org · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Left▲383

   A minimalist multi-platform text editor

   2018 · hundredrabbits.itch.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Textpad▲200

   Simple online notepad, no fancy stuff. Just write.

   2016 · textpad.surge.sh · its alternatives →

5. 5
   CotEditor▲102

   The free plain-text editor for OS X

   2014 · coteditor.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Smart Text Editor▲94

   The text editor that requires only a browser and a keyboard

   2021 · stedit.app · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Squire▲123

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

   2014 · neilj.github.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Atom▲145

   A hackable text editor for the 21st Century

   2014 · github.blog · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Nixer▲77

   Connect local tradespeople with those who need help.

   2021 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Tome, aka Tom's Editor – a new command-line text editor▲131

    A command line text editor written in Node.js, focused on JavaScript. - tome/README.md at main · boutell/tome

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    neonpad.io▲73

    A neon plain text editor in the browser

    2020 · thaicockfight.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Nixmac▲139

    Nix-darwin that speaks plain English

    Jul 2026 · nixmac.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Limitless▲90

    A productivity companion for Chrome

    2013 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Cactus for Mac▲92

    A better workflow for hand coding websites

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Micro▲88

    A modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Nib▲80

    Simple, elegant and light-weight text editor.

    2019 · nibedit.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    FoldingText▲83

    Plain text productivity for geeks

    2014 · foldingtext.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Kinase▲159

    A framework for building web scrapers for Chrome

    2017 · b12.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    MarkRight▲84

    A minimalistic github flavored markdown editor

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Brackets 1.0▲190

    An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Min▲85

    A smarter web browser

    2016 · palmeral.github.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    CodePen▲109

    HTML, CSS, and JavaScript editor in the browser.

    2014 · codepen.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Stack▲120

    A beautiful and smart key-value based writing app

    2017 · stack-writer.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Macaw▲90

    A simple code editor for Swift

    2017 · github.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 →