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Best Nova Alternatives in 2026

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

  1. 1
    Neovim Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free8.9
    Nova vs Neovim
  2. 2
    Visual Studio Code Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free7.6
    Nova vs Visual Studio Code
  3. 3
    Notepad++ Free plan Win Free7.4
    Nova vs Notepad++
  4. 4
    Zed Free plan LinuxMacWin $10/mo7.4
    Nova vs Zed
  5. 5
    EmEditor Free trial Win $0.42/mo7.4
    Nova vs EmEditor
  6. 6
    BBEdit Free plan Mac $59.99/mo7.2
    Nova vs BBEdit
  7. 7
    Lapce Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.0
    Nova vs Lapce
  8. 8
    Sublime Text Free trial LinuxMacWin 6.8
    Nova vs Sublime Text
  9. 9
    UltraEdit LinuxMacWin $7.91/mo6.8
    Nova vs UltraEdit
  10. 10
    Kate Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.7
    Nova vs Kate
  11. 11
    Vim LinuxMacWin 6.7
    Nova vs Vim
  12. 12
    Micro Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.7
    Nova vs Micro
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