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Vim alternatives

Vim is a highly configurable text editor built to make creating and changing any kind of text very efficient

Bram Moolenaar et al. Text editors #27 Text editors

12 Windows apps in the same category as Vim, 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 text-editor, windows
  • Atom

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

    Open source 1.60.0 1.3M ↓ ★ 60.7K text-editor, windows
  • Neovim

    Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability

    Open source 0.12.6 744.4K ↓ ★ 103.1K gvim, text-editor, utility
  • 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 text-editor
  • WordPress.com

    A control panel for all your WordPress sites.

    Open source 8.2.4 11.2K ↓ ★ 12.6K
  • 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
  • Helix

    Helix Editor

    Open source 25.07.1 20.6K ↓ ★ 46.7K text-editor, utility, vim
  • 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
  • Avidemux

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

    Open source 2.8.1 78.3K ↓ ★ 984
  • Markdown Monster

    The Markdown Editor for Windows

    Proprietary 4.6.0.0 202.9K ↓ ★ 1.7K text-editor, windows
  • MarkText

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

    Open source 0.23.0 28.2K ↓ ★ 63K utility, windows
  • GNU Emacs

    An extensible, customizable, free/libre text editor - and more.

    Open source 31.1 135.1K ↓ text-editor, tool, utility

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
Vim Open source 9.2.1186 October 14, 2026 2.3K —
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
WordPress.com Open source 8.2.4 September 29, 2026 12.6K 11.2K
FontForge Open source 20251009 October 18, 2025 8K 19.3K
Helix Open source 25.07.1 July 18, 2025 46.7K 20.6K
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 4.6.0.0 October 27, 2026 1.7K 202.9K
MarkText Open source 0.23.0 October 21, 2026 63K 28.2K
GNU Emacs Open source 31.1 August 31, 2026 — 135.1K