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Best Kate Alternatives in 2026

12 platforms from text editors ranked against Kate on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Neovim Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free8.9
    Kate vs Neovim
  2. 2
    Visual Studio Code Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free7.6
    Kate vs Visual Studio Code
  3. 3
    Notepad++ Free plan Win Free7.4
    Kate vs Notepad++
  4. 4
    Zed Free plan LinuxMacWin $10/mo7.4
    Kate vs Zed
  5. 5
    EmEditor Free trial Win $0.42/mo7.4
    Kate vs EmEditor
  6. 7
    BBEdit Free plan Mac $59.99/mo7.2
    Kate vs BBEdit
  7. 8
    Vim LinuxMacWin 7.1
    Kate vs Vim
  8. 9
    Microsoft Editor 7.1
    Kate vs Microsoft Editor
  9. 10
    jEdit LinuxMacWin 7.0
    Kate vs jEdit
  10. 11
    Lapce Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.0
    Kate vs Lapce
  11. 12
    Bluefish LinuxMacWin 7.0
    Kate vs Bluefish
  12. 13
    Helix LinuxMacWin 6.9
    Kate vs Helix
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