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Best Vim Alternatives in 2026

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

  1. 1
    Neovim Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free8.9
    Vim vs Neovim
  2. 2
    Visual Studio Code Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free7.6
    Vim vs Visual Studio Code
  3. 3
    Notepad++ Free plan Win Free7.4
    Vim vs Notepad++
  4. 4
    Zed Free plan LinuxMacWin $10/mo7.4
    Vim vs Zed
  5. 5
    EmEditor Free trial Win $0.42/mo7.4
    Vim vs EmEditor
  6. 6
    Kate LinuxMacWin 7.2
    Vim vs Kate
  7. 7
    BBEdit Free plan Mac $59.99/mo7.2
    Vim vs BBEdit
  8. 9
    Microsoft Editor 7.1
    Vim vs Microsoft Editor
  9. 10
    jEdit LinuxMacWin 7.0
    Vim vs jEdit
  10. 11
    Lapce Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.0
    Vim vs Lapce
  11. 12
    Bluefish LinuxMacWin 7.0
    Vim vs Bluefish
  12. 13
    Helix LinuxMacWin 6.9
    Vim vs Helix
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