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Microsoft Visual Studio Code CLI alternatives

Microsoft Visual Studio Code is a code editor redefined and optimized for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications. Microsoft Visual Studio Code is free and available on your favorite platform - Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Microsoft Corporation Text editors

12 Windows apps in the same category as Microsoft Visual Studio Code CLI, 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
  • Atom

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

    Open source 1.60.0 1.3M ↓ ★ 60.7K editor
  • 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
  • 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
  • WordPress.com

    A control panel for all your WordPress sites.

    Open source 8.2.4 11.2K ↓ ★ 12.6K editor
  • Brackets

    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.

    Open source 1.14.17770 180.6K ↓ ★ 33K editor
  • Avidemux

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

    Open source 2.8.1 78.3K ↓ ★ 984 editor
  • Markdown Monster

    The Markdown Editor for Windows

    Proprietary 4.5.8.0 202.9K ↓ ★ 1.7K editor
  • MarkText

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

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

    Helix Editor

    Open source 25.07.1 20.6K ↓ ★ 46.7K editor
  • Notepad3

    Notepad like text editor based on the Scintilla source code.

    Free 7.26.602.1 84.4K ↓ ★ 6.7K editor

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
Microsoft Visual Studio Code CLI Proprietary 1.126.0 July 15, 2026 — —
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
FontForge Open source 20251009 October 18, 2025 8K 19.3K
WordPress.com Open source 8.2.4 September 29, 2026 12.6K 11.2K
Brackets Open source 1.14.17770 June 8, 2021 33K 180.6K
Avidemux Open source 2.8.1 February 14, 2025 984 78.3K
Markdown Monster Proprietary 4.5.8.0 October 23, 2026 1.7K 202.9K
MarkText Open source 0.23.0 October 21, 2026 63K 28.2K
Helix Open source 25.07.1 July 18, 2025 46.7K 20.6K
Notepad3 Free 7.26.602.1 June 2, 2026 6.7K 84.4K