Best CodeMirror Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from code editors ranked against CodeMirror on the same published basis.
- 1CodeMirror vs Visual Studio Code
- 2CodeMirror vs Zed
- 3CodeMirror vs Neovim
- 4CodeMirror vs VSCodium
- 5CodeMirror vs Kate
- 6CodeMirror vs Notepad++
- 7CodeMirror vs EmEditor
- 8CodeMirror vs BBEdit
- 9CodeMirror vs Geany
- 10CodeMirror vs Bluefish
- 11CodeMirror vs Micro
- 12CodeMirror vs ICEcoder
- 13CodeMirror vs CodeEdit
- 14CodeMirror vs Vim
- 15CodeMirror vs Helix
- 16CodeMirror vs Pulsar
- 17CodeMirror vs CudaText
- 18CodeMirror vs Bluefish
- 19CodeMirror vs RJ TextEd
- 20CodeMirror vs Lapce
CodeMirror alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visual Studio Code | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Zed | 8.1 | Free plan | $10/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Neovim | 8.1 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 4 | VSCodium | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Kate | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Notepad++ | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 7 | EmEditor | 7.5 | No | $0.42/mo | Windows |
| 8 | BBEdit | 7.4 | Free plan | $59.99/mo | Mac |
| 9 | Geany | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Bluefish | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Micro | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | ICEcoder | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 13 | CodeEdit | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 14 | Vim | 6.8 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | Helix | 6.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | Pulsar | 6.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | CudaText | 6.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | Bluefish | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | RJ TextEd | 6.4 | No | — | Windows |
| 20 | Lapce | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
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Questions about CodeMirror alternatives
What is the best alternative to CodeMirror?
Visual Studio Code, number 1 in code editors with a score of 8.2 out of 10. The others here: Zed, Neovim, VSCodium and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to CodeMirror?
Visual Studio Code is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.