Best Text Editors in 2026
Updated
82 text editors ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
82ranked
0free plans on this page
$6.99/molowest paid tier
8 Oct 2026last checked
0 of the 25 here have a free tier you can use, 0 have open-source code on record, and 0 have full bars: free, open, on most of your devices and documented.
| # | App | Signal | Free tier | Open code | Devices | From | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | EditPad ProWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.7 |
| 52 | Altova XMLSpyWindows · Mac · Linux | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.7 |
| 53 | GNOME Text EditorLinux | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.7 |
| 54 | 010 EditorWindows · Mac · Linux | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | $24.95/mo | 5.7 |
| 55 | Text Editor ProWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.7 |
| 56 | EditPad LiteWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.7 |
| 57 | Notepad2Windows | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.6 |
| 58 | NoteTabWindows · Linux | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | $39.95/mo | 5.6 |
| 59 | Froala EditorWeb · Android · iPhone | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.5 |
| 60 | Notepad3Windows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.5 |
| 61 | FeatherPadMac · Linux | No signal | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 5.5 |
| 62 | SummernoteWindows · Mac · Linux | One bar | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.5 |
| 63 | XML MarkerWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $50/mo | 5.4 |
| 64 | PolyEditWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 65 | Microsoft EditWindows · Mac · Linux | One bar | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 66 | Ghost CommanderAndroid | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 67 | LearnWell LanguagesMac · iPhone | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | $6.99/mo | 5.4 |
| 68 | EspressoMac | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $119/mo | 5.3 |
| 69 | HTML-KitWindows | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 70 | EditPlusWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $9/mo | 5.2 |
| 71 | Code WriterWindows | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 72 | Joe's Own EditorMac · Linux | No signal | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 73 | PlumaLinux | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.0 |
| 74 | Jota Text EditorAndroid | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.0 |
| 75 | Vovsoft Text Edit PlusWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $19/mo | 4.9 |
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Supported platforms | Multi-cursor editing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | EditPad Pro | 5.7 | No | — | No | — | Windows | — |
| 52 | Altova XMLSpy | 5.7 | No | — | No | — | Windows, macOS, Linux | — |
| 53 | GNOME Text Editor | 5.7 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 54 | 010 Editor | 5.7 | No | $24.95/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 55 | Text Editor Pro | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows | Yes |
| 56 | EditPad Lite | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows | — |
| 57 | Notepad2 | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows | — |
| 58 | NoteTab | 5.6 | No | $39.95/mo | Yes | — | Windows; Linux through Wine | — |
| 59 | Froala Editor | 5.5 | No | — | No | — | web, iOS, Android | — |
| 60 | Notepad3 | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows | Yes |
| 61 | FeatherPad | 5.5 | No | — | — | — | Linux, macOS | — |
| 62 | Summernote | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows, macOS, Linux; Safari, Chrome, Firefox and Edge | — |
| 63 | XML Marker | 5.4 | No | $50/mo | No | — | windows | — |
| 64 | PolyEdit | 5.4 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows | — |
| 65 | Microsoft Edit | 5.4 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows, macOS, Linux | — |
| 66 | Ghost Commander | 5.4 | No | — | Yes | — | Android | — |
| 67 | LearnWell Languages | 5.4 | No | $6.99/mo | Yes | — | macOS | — |
| 68 | Espresso | 5.3 | No | $119/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 69 | HTML-Kit | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows | — |
| 70 | EditPlus | 5.2 | No | $9/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 71 | Code Writer | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows | — |
| 72 | Joe's Own Editor | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | Linux, macOS (Unix-like systems) | — |
| 73 | Pluma | 5.0 | No | — | — | — | Linux | — |
| 74 | Jota Text Editor | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | Android | — |
| 75 | Vovsoft Text Edit Plus | 4.9 | No | $19/mo | No | — | Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7, Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) | — |