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
0free plans on this page
7 Oct 2026last checked
Text Editors, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 0 of the 7 on this page have a public API.
- 76 Pluma API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 77 Jota Text Editor API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 78 Hidemaru Editor API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8
- 79 TextPad API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8
- 80 Snipping Tool API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.7
- 81 Microsoft DevSkim API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.6
- 82 GIF Editor API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.6
Compare all 7 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | Free plan | Paid from | Supported platforms | Multi-cursor editing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Pluma | 4.9 | No | — | — | Linux | — |
| 77 | Jota Text Editor | 4.9 | No | Yes | — | Android | — |
| 78 | Hidemaru Editor | 4.8 | No | No | — | Windows | — |
| 79 | TextPad | 4.8 | No | — | — | Windows | — |
| 80 | Snipping Tool | 4.7 | No | Yes | — | — | — |
| 81 | Microsoft DevSkim | 4.6 | No | Yes | — | — | — |
| 82 | GIF Editor | 4.6 | No | Yes | — | — | — |