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Brackets alternatives

With focused visual tools and preprocessor support, Brackets is a modern text editor that makes it easy to design in the browser. It's crafted from the ground up for web designers and front-end developers.

brackets.io Text editors #12 Text editors

12 Windows apps in the same category as Brackets, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

  • Notepad++

    Notepad++ is a free source code editor that supports several languages.

    Open source 8.9.8.1 22M ↓ ★ 29.6K editor, foss
  • Atom

    A hackable text editor for the 21st Century, free and open source.

    Open source 1.60.0 1.3M ↓ ★ 60.7K editor, javascript, admin
  • Neovim

    Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability

    Open source 0.12.6 744.4K ↓ ★ 103.1K editor
  • Geany

    A powerful, stable and lightweight programmer's text editor that provides tons of useful features without bogging down your workflow.

    Open source 2.1.0 36.4K ↓ ★ 3.7K editor, admin
  • Avidemux

    Avidemux is a simple platform video editor for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X.

    Open source 2.8.1 78.3K ↓ ★ 984 editor, foss, cross-platform
  • WordPress.com

    A control panel for all your WordPress sites.

    Open source 8.2.4 11.2K ↓ ★ 12.6K editor, javascript, admin
  • FontForge

    FontForge is a free and open source font editor brought to you by a community of fellow type lovers.

    Open source 20251009 19.3K ↓ ★ 8K editor
  • Markdown Monster

    The Markdown Editor for Windows

    Proprietary 4.6.0.0 202.9K ↓ ★ 1.7K editor, admin
  • Tiled

    Tiled is a 2D level editor for game developers to create and edit map tiles for game content.

    Open source 1.12.2 25.5K ↓ ★ 13K editor, foss, cross-platform
  • MarkText

    A simple and elegant Markdown editor focused on speed and usability.

    Open source 0.23.0 28.2K ↓ ★ 63K editor
  • Notepad3

    Notepad like text editor based on the Scintilla source code.

    Free 7.26.602.1 84.4K ↓ ★ 6.7K editor, foss
  • Helix

    Helix Editor

    Open source 25.07.1 20.6K ↓ ★ 46.7K editor

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
Brackets Open source 1.14.17770 June 8, 2021 33K 180.6K
Notepad++ Open source 8.9.8.1 September 24, 2026 29.6K 22M
Atom Open source 1.60.0 March 8, 2022 60.7K 1.3M
Neovim Open source 0.12.6 October 9, 2026 103.1K 744.4K
Geany Open source 2.1.0 July 6, 2025 3.7K 36.4K
Avidemux Open source 2.8.1 February 14, 2025 984 78.3K
WordPress.com Open source 8.2.4 September 29, 2026 12.6K 11.2K
FontForge Open source 20251009 October 18, 2025 8K 19.3K
Markdown Monster Proprietary 4.6.0.0 October 27, 2026 1.7K 202.9K
Tiled Open source 1.12.2 June 15, 2026 13K 25.5K
MarkText Open source 0.23.0 October 21, 2026 63K 28.2K
Notepad3 Free 7.26.602.1 June 2, 2026 6.7K 84.4K
Helix Open source 25.07.1 July 18, 2025 46.7K 20.6K