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Best Visual Studio Code Alternatives in 2026

12 platforms from text editors ranked against Visual Studio Code on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Zed Free plan LinuxMacWin $10/mo9.3
    Visual Studio Code vs Zed
  2. 2
    EmEditor Free trial Win $0.42/mo9.1
    Visual Studio Code vs EmEditor
  3. 3
    NE Neovim Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free9.0
    Visual Studio Code vs Neovim
  4. 5
    Calmly Writer Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWebWin 8.4
    Visual Studio Code vs Calmly Writer
  5. 6
    ST Sublime Text Free trial LinuxMacWin 8.3
    Visual Studio Code vs Sublime Text
  6. 7
    Notepad++ Free plan Win Free8.2
    Visual Studio Code vs Notepad++
  7. 8
    BB BBEdit Free plan Mac $59.99/mo8.2
    Visual Studio Code vs BBEdit
  8. 9
    Lapce Free plan LinuxMacWin Free8.2
    Visual Studio Code vs Lapce
  9. 10
    MI Micro Free plan LinuxMacWin Free8.1
    Visual Studio Code vs Micro
  10. 11
    SL SlickEdit Free trial LinuxMacWin $125/mo8.0
    Visual Studio Code vs SlickEdit
  11. 12
    UltraEdit LinuxMacWin $7.91/mo7.8
    Visual Studio Code vs UltraEdit
  12. 13
    ED EditiX Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.8
    Visual Studio Code vs EditiX
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