Best Text Editors in 2026
Updated
82 text editors ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
82ranked
4free plans on this page
$0.58/molowest paid tier
7 Oct 2026last checked
Text Editors, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 0 of the 25 on this page have a public API.
- 51 Text Editor Pro API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.6
- 52 firstobject XML Editor API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.6Free
- 53 GNOME Text Editor API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5
- 54 GNU TeXmacs API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5
- 55 Froala Editor API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5
- 56 Notepad2 API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5
- 57 NoteTab API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5$39.95/mo
- 58 Poe API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.5$0.58/mo
- 59 Ghost Commander API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5
- 60 Espresso API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4$119/mo
- 61 Notepad3 API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 62 EditPlus API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4$9/mo
- 63 PolyEdit API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 64 LearnWell Languages API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4$6.99/mo
- 65 FeatherPad API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
- 66 Summernote API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
- 67 Expresso API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.3$0.99/mo
- 68 HTML-Kit API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 69 Microsoft Edit API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 70 MacDown 3000 API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 71 Code Writer API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 72 Joe's Own Editor API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 73 ACTS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.1Free
- 74 Smultron API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0$9.99/mo
- 75 Vovsoft Text Edit Plus API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0$19/mo
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Supported platforms | Multi-cursor editing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Text Editor Pro | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows | Yes |
| 52 | firstobject XML Editor | 5.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Windows | — |
| 53 | GNOME Text Editor | 5.5 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 54 | GNU TeXmacs | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 55 | Froala Editor | 5.5 | No | — | No | — | web, iOS, Android | — |
| 56 | Notepad2 | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows | — |
| 57 | NoteTab | 5.5 | No | $39.95/mo | Yes | — | Windows; Linux through Wine | — |
| 58 | Poe | 5.5 | Free plan | $0.58/mo | Yes | $6.99/yr | — | — |
| 59 | Ghost Commander | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | Android | — |
| 60 | Espresso | 5.4 | No | $119/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 61 | Notepad3 | 5.4 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows | Yes |
| 62 | EditPlus | 5.4 | No | $9/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 63 | PolyEdit | 5.4 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows | — |
| 64 | LearnWell Languages | 5.4 | No | $6.99/mo | Yes | — | macOS | — |
| 65 | FeatherPad | 5.3 | No | — | — | — | Linux, macOS | — |
| 66 | Summernote | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows, macOS, Linux; Safari, Chrome, Firefox and Edge | — |
| 67 | Expresso | 5.3 | Free plan | $0.99/mo | Yes | — | macOS | — |
| 68 | HTML-Kit | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows | — |
| 69 | Microsoft Edit | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows, macOS, Linux | — |
| 70 | MacDown 3000 | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 71 | Code Writer | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows | — |
| 72 | Joe's Own Editor | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Linux, macOS (Unix-like systems) | — |
| 73 | ACTS | 5.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 74 | Smultron | 5.0 | No | $9.99/mo | No | — | macOS | — |
| 75 | Vovsoft Text Edit Plus | 5.0 | No | $19/mo | No | — | Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7, Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) | — |