Best Textastic Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 tools from text editors ranked against Textastic on the same published basis.
- 1Textastic vs Neovim
- 2Textastic vs Zed
- 3Textastic vs Visual Studio Code
- 4Textastic vs EmEditor
- 5Textastic vs BBEdit
- 6Textastic vs Kate
- 7Textastic vs Sublime Text
- 8Textastic vs Calmly Writer
- 9Textastic vs Bluefish
- 10Textastic vs UltraEdit
- 11Textastic vs Geany
- 12Textastic vs Lapce
- 13Textastic vs Notepad++
- 14Textastic vs SlickEdit
- 15Textastic vs Micro
- 16Textastic vs Helix
- 17Textastic vs Vim
- 18Textastic vs TeXworks
- 19Textastic vs Fresh
- 20Textastic vs jEdit
Textastic alternatives compared
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neovim | 9.1 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 2 | Zed | 9.0 | Free plan | $10/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Visual Studio Code | 8.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | EmEditor | 8.7 | No | $0.42/mo | Windows |
| 5 | BBEdit | 8.6 | Free plan | $59.99/mo | Mac |
| 6 | Kate | 8.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Sublime Text | 8.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Calmly Writer | 8.4 | Free plan | — | Android, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 9 | Bluefish | 8.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | UltraEdit | 8.2 | No | $7.91/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Geany | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | Lapce | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | Notepad++ | 8.1 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 14 | SlickEdit | 8.1 | No | $125/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | Micro | 8.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | Helix | 8.0 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | Vim | 7.8 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | TeXworks | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | Fresh | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 20 | jEdit | 7.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
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Questions about Textastic alternatives
What is the best alternative to Textastic?
Neovim, number 1 in text editors with a score of 9.1 out of 10. The others here: Zed, Visual Studio Code, EmEditor and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Textastic?
Neovim is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 13 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.