Best Acme Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 tools from code editors ranked against Acme on the same published basis.
- 1Acme vs Zed
- 2Acme vs Visual Studio Code
- 3Acme vs Neovim
- 4Acme vs VSCodium
- 5Acme vs EmEditor
- 6Acme vs Kate
- 7Acme vs BBEdit
- 8Acme vs ICEcoder
- 9Acme vs Sublime Text
- 10Acme vs Bluefish
- 11Acme vs Micro
- 12Acme vs Notepad++
- 13Acme vs UltraEdit
- 14Acme vs Helix
- 15Acme vs Geany
- 16Acme vs SlickEdit
- 17Acme vs Vim
- 18Acme vs Pulsar
- 19Acme vs CodeEdit
- 20Acme vs CudaText
Acme alternatives compared
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zed | 9.1 | Free plan | $10/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | Visual Studio Code | 9.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Neovim | 9.0 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 4 | VSCodium | 8.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | EmEditor | 8.4 | No | $0.42/mo | Windows |
| 6 | Kate | 8.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | BBEdit | 8.2 | Free plan | $59.99/mo | Mac |
| 8 | ICEcoder | 8.1 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 9 | Sublime Text | 8.0 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Bluefish | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Micro | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | Notepad++ | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 13 | UltraEdit | 7.9 | No | $7.91/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | Helix | 7.8 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | Geany | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | SlickEdit | 7.7 | No | $125/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | Vim | 7.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | Pulsar | 7.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | CodeEdit | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 20 | CudaText | 7.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
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Questions about Acme alternatives
What is the best alternative to Acme?
Zed, number 1 in code editors with a score of 9.1 out of 10. The others here: Visual Studio Code, Neovim, VSCodium and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Acme?
Zed is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.