Best Code Editors software

4 apps

Text editors and IDEs for writing code.

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Visual Studio Code

Code Editors

Free code editor from Microsoft with a huge extension marketplace.

FreeProprietary

Platforms: Windows · macOS · Linux · Web

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AI Coding Tools

An AI-first code editor built on the VS Code foundation.

Free plan availableProprietary

Platforms: Windows · macOS · Linux

VSCodium

Code Editors

Community-built, telemetry-free binaries of the open-source VS Code project.

FreeOpen source

Platforms: Windows · macOS · Linux

Sublime Text

Code Editors

Fast, sophisticated text editor for code and prose.

One-time purchaseProprietary

Platforms: Windows · macOS · Linux

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Visual Studio Code

Code Editors

Free code editor from Microsoft with a huge extension marketplace.

FreeProprietary

Platforms: Windows · macOS · Linux · Web

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AI Coding Tools

An AI-first code editor built on the VS Code foundation.

Free plan availableProprietary

Platforms: Windows · macOS · Linux

VSCodium

Code Editors

Community-built, telemetry-free binaries of the open-source VS Code project.

FreeOpen source

Platforms: Windows · macOS · Linux

Sublime Text

Code Editors

Fast, sophisticated text editor for code and prose.

One-time purchaseProprietary

Platforms: Windows · macOS · Linux

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