Open Source Alternatives to Sublime Text
A code editor that provides fast, flexible editing for code, markup, and prose, featuring GPU rendering, multi-select tabs, side-by-side definitions, and an extensible Python API.
Whether you want to cut software costs or escape vendor lock-in, these open source alternatives to Sublime Text give you an option you fully own. Run them on your own server or desktop, so your data stays under your control. This page lists 5 open source alternatives to Sublime Text. The most popular are Visual Studio Code, Zed and CodeEdit. Most use the MIT or AGPL-3.0 license, and 2 offer an official Docker image.
Visual Studio Code
A extensible code editor that combines simple text editing with integrated debugging and build tools.
Zed
A high performance code editor written in Rust that supports multiplayer collaboration and integrated artificial intelligence capabilities.
CodeEdit
A native macOS code editor providing a lightweight development experience for projects written in any programming language.
Pulsar
A customizable text editor for developers that allows deep modification of the interface and core functionality.
Athas
A lightweight cross platform code editor with git integration, ai agents, and vim keybindings for developers.
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