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. Un éditeur de texte extensible launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   A text editor with a programming language▲6

   2023 · lambdaway.free.fr · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Atom▲145

   A hackable text editor for the 21st Century

   2014 · github.blog · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Squire▲123

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

   2014 · neilj.github.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Brackets 1.0▲190

   An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   CotEditor▲102

   The free plain-text editor for OS X

   2014 · coteditor.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   KeenWrite, a Desktop Text Editor▲6

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Live-Editable Svelte Pages▲7

   Mar 2026 · svedit.dev · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Collaborative text editing in ~220 lines of JavaScript▲5

   2021 · git.ce9e.org · its alternatives →

9. 9UU
   Universal Underlined Text Generator▲5

   2019 · beautifuldingbats.com · its alternatives →

10. 10PA
    Polyphony – A realtime collaborative text editing lib for web/mobile▲8

    2014 · polyphony-ot.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Practical Vim▲6

    Edit Text at the Speed of Thought

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12AM
    Advanced Markdown Editor for Standard Notes▲5

    2017 · standardnotes.org · its alternatives →

13. 13AG
    A grid based editor for Markdown tables, CSV, Gherkin tables, HTML▲9

    2021 · eviltester.github.io · its alternatives →

14. 14TD
    The Discusr Editor▲7

    2014 · discusr.com · its alternatives →

15. 15SI
    Small in-browser editor for ZIP and OLE archives▲8

    2017 · sheetjs.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    ShallowParse▲6

    A text editor for creative writing

    2014 · shallowparse.com · its alternatives →

17. 17TE
    Text Editor for creating Voice Over Audio▲8

    2019 · play.ht · its alternatives →

18. 18DA
    Diffboard, a pastebin alternative with diffs▲5

    2012 · diffboard.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Modern Editor – text editor optimized for Windows 10▲5

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20IT
    Instant Text Rephrasing as You Type▲6

    2024 · typeof.us · its alternatives →

21. 21AB
    A browser extension for simple font inspection▲8

    2018 · fontanello.oktavilla.se · its alternatives →

22. 22AS
    A Simple Diff-Based Copyediting Tool▲5

    2011 · diffly.heroku.com · its alternatives →

23. 23AP
    A plain text HN reader▲5

    2018 · mm.dwyer.co.za · its alternatives →

24. 24AV
    A visual browser for open source projects that anyone can edit▲5

    2024 · openopensource.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 →