Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Xeditor

A real-time collaborative code editor.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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AiEditor▲589
An open source AI-powered rich text editor
2024 · its alternatives →
2
PseudoEditor▲75
An editor & compiler that lets you code in plain English
2023 · its alternatives →
3
CKEditor 5▲74
Real-time collaborative WYSIWYG rich text editor.
2018 · its alternatives →
4
Editor X▲322
Advanced web design platform
2020 · its alternatives →
5AV
A VSCode Extension to edit HTML visually in real-time▲231
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Typed▲526
Next-generation document editor and collaboration tool
2022 · its alternatives →
7
Zed 1.0▲370
High-performance, open source, multiplayer code editor
May 2026 · zed.dev · its alternatives →
8
Collaboration Suite by Editor X▲142
Design powerful websites together with your team on Editor X
2021 · its alternatives →
9
Visual Editor▲502
Edit web apps visually in the Cursor Browser
Dec 2025 · cursor.com · its alternatives →
10
Mintlify Editor▲383
AI-native collaborative editor
Apr 2026 · mintlify.com · its alternatives →
11ZA
Zed – A high-performance, multiplayer code editor. Now in public beta▲43
2023 · zed.dev · its alternatives →
12
Visual Studio Code 1.0▲307
Microsoft's cross-platform text editor for developers
2016 · its alternatives →
13
TryCode▲72
Realtime collaborative code editor (beta)
2019 · its alternatives →
14
Visual Studio Live Share▲404
Real-time collaborative development
2018 · its alternatives →
15
Collaborative Markdown Editor▲83
Collaborative editor with end-to-end encryption.
2017 · its alternatives →
16
HeyEditor▲172
A platform with multiple AI video and photo editing tools
2024 · its alternatives →
17AC
A Collaborative Code Editor (like EtherPad with Syntax Highlighting)▲46
2012 · snucode.com · its alternatives →
18RT
Real-time collaborative editing plugin for IntelliJ▲65
2014 · github.com · its alternatives →
19EA
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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CodeEdit▲157
Elevate your code editing experience
2024 · its alternatives →
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Zed▲147
Code at the speed of thought
2023 · its alternatives →
22CA
CodeSwing – A CodePen-like interactive playground, built into VS Code▲159
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
23CA
CodeCafé – A real-time collaborative code editor in the browser▲81
Hey guys! I’ve been working on a web app called CodeCafé—a collaborative, browser-based code editor inspired by VS Code and Replit, but with no downloads, no sign-up, and zero setup. You just open the link and start coding—together. The frontend is built with React and TypeScript, and the backend runs on Java with Spring Boot, which handles real-time editing via WebSockets. For syncing changes, I’m using Redis along with a custom Operational Transformation system (no third-party libraries!!!). The idea came after I found out a local summer school was teaching coding using Google Docs (yes,…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
24SI
SharePad.io – A collaborative code editor and compiler▲60
2021 · sharepad.io · its alternatives →

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