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ICEcoder is a browser-based editor for building, testing and maintaining websites, with live editing, code assist, folding, bracket matching and search across documents and files. It runs online or offline and brings terminal, database and Git tools into a server-hosted workflow, alongside plugins and a JavaScript API. Its free plan and support for web, desktop systems and Android may suit developers who want to work through a browser and manage their own installation.

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    Visual Studio Code

    Free plan LinuxMacWeb+1

    Open-source editor users who need large-file handling — Visual Studio Code adds multi-cursor, column and large-file editing, and positions itself for multi-agent development; ICEcoder instead includes server-hosted website tools.

    7.0 Free plan Visit site
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    Zed

    by Zed
    Free plan LinuxMacWindows

    Editors users wanting macros and column editing — Zed offers macro recording and column editing on Linux, macOS and Windows, while ICEcoder adds browser access, Android support and built-in server tools.

    6.8 Free plan · paid from $10/user/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Neovim

    Free plan AndroidAPILinux+3

    Vim users who want Lua-based customization — Neovim is a hyperextensible Vim-based editor with Lua plugins and an init.lua configuration, unlike ICEcoder’s browser-based website editor.

    Free plan Visit site
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    VSCodium

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows

    VS Code users who want telemetry disabled — VSCodium is a community-driven VS Code binary distribution with telemetry disabled; ICEcoder instead runs in a browser and includes website-management tools.

    Free plan Visit site
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    Vim

    by Vim
    Free plan LinuxMacWindows

    Text editing with macros and column editing — Vim emphasizes configurable, efficient text editing with macro recording; ICEcoder focuses on website development in a browser with integrated server tools.

    Free plan Visit site
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    Kate

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows

    Editing many documents with syntax highlighting — Kate offers split views for multiple documents and syntax highlighting for over 400 languages; ICEcoder adds browser access and built-in database and Git tools.

    7.3 Free plan Visit site
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    Pulsar

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows

    Community-led editor customization and language servers — Pulsar combines a package manager, project browsing and language-server features; ICEcoder instead offers browser-based website editing and built-in terminal, database and Git tools.

    Open source Visit site
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    Geany

    Free plan Open source LinuxMacWindows
    9.0 Free plan Visit site
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    Apache NetBeans

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    7.6 Free plan Visit site
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    Bluefish

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    7.5 Free plan Visit site
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    CodeLite

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    7.5 Free plan Visit site
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    IntelliJ IDEA

    Free plan APIExtensionLinux+2
    7.5 Free plan · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Eclipse PHP Development Tools

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    7.4 Free plan Visit site
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    PaizaCloud Cloud IDE

    by PaizaCloud Cloud IDE
    Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+3
    7.3 From $9.80/mo Visit site
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    OpenIDE

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    7.2 Free plan · pricing on request Visit site
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    PHP Studio

    Free plan Self-hostedWeb
    6.6 Free plan Visit site
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    NuSphere PhpED

    Free trial LinuxMacWindows
    6.1 From $99 Visit site
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    Scriptcase

    Free trial APILinuxMac+3
    6.0 From $499/user · 20-day trial Visit site
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    Nova

    Free trial Mac
    5.9 From $99 · 30-day trial Visit site
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    PhpStorm

    Free trial LinuxMacWindows
    5.9 30-day trial Visit site
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    SlickEdit

    by SlickEdit
    Free trial LinuxMacWindows
    5.8 From $125 · 15-day trial Visit site
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    phpDesigner

    Free trial Windows
    5.7 From €29 · 21-day trial Visit site
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    PHP Expert Editor

    Free trial Windows
    5.7 From €35 · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Rapid PHP Editor

    Paid Windows
    5.1 From $59.95 Visit site
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    WeBuilder

    Paid Windows
    4.9 From $69.95 Visit site
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    UEStudio

    Paid Windows
    4.3 From $119.95/yr · 7-day trial Visit site

That flexibility comes with requirements: ICEcoder needs Apache or a similar web server and PHP 7.0 or newer. Its multiple-user support does not isolate users, so it is intended for trusted developer teams, and FTP management was removed. When comparing alternatives, consider whether you want an editor that depends on a server or a desktop tool, which platforms you need, and whether focused editing options such as multi-cursor work, macros, column editing or language-server features matter more than ICEcoder’s built-in integrations and extensibility.

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