Documents & Writing
Best Text Editors in 2026
Places 26–50 of 82.
- 26 GNU nano Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.3 Visit Specs
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CudaText CudaText suits developers and other desktop users who want a free text editor with broad language highlighting, configurable editing, and Python-based extensions.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.3 Visit Specs - 28 Textastic Free trial macOS · iOS8.3 Visit Specs
- 29 gedit Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.2 Visit Specs
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CKEditor 4 Free plan Web · API · Self-hosted8.2 Visit Specs - 31 EditiX Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.2 Visit Specs
- 32 Lite XL Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.2 Visit Specs
- 33 010 Editor
It suits people who need to inspect or edit binary files as well as large text files, or automate editing with scripts.
From $24.95/mo Free trial Windows · macOS · Linux8.2 Visit Specs - 34 Froala Editor
Professional is described as suited to internal applications, while Enterprise is aimed at OEM and SaaS distribution.
From $60/mo Free trial Web · iOS · Android · Self-hosted8.2 Visit Specs - 35 NoteTab From $39.95/mo Free plan Windows · Linux8.2 Visit Specs
- 36 FocusWriter Free plan Open source Windows · macOS · Linux8.2 Visit Specs
- 37 CotEditor Free plan macOS8.1 Visit Specs
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Pulsar Pulsar suits developers who want a customizable desktop editor with package and language server support across Windows, macOS, or Linux.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.1 Visit Specs - 39
Nova From $4.08/mo Free trial macOS8.1 Visit Specs - 40 FeatherPad Free plan macOS · Linux8.1 Visit Specs
- 41 Poe From $0.58/mo Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.1 Visit Specs
- 42 TeXworks
TeXworks suits people writing TeX-based documents who want a free desktop editor and integrated PDF preview.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.0 Visit Specs - 43 Kakoune Free plan macOS · Linux8.0 Visit Specs
- 44 Espresso From $119/mo Free trial macOS8.0 Visit Specs
- 45 Mousepad
Mousepad suits Linux users who want a straightforward editor for text files instead of a development environment or extensive plugin collection.
Free plan Linux7.9 Visit Specs - 46
Fresh Fresh suits developers who want IDE-style features while working in a terminal, including those using coding agents or remote workspaces.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted7.9 Visit Specs - 47 PSPad Free plan Windows7.9 Visit Specs
- 48 Nextpad++ Free plan macOS · Linux7.9 Visit Specs
- 49 Code Writer Free plan Windows7.9 Visit Specs
- 50 Pluma Free plan Linux7.9 Visit Specs