Open Source Code Editors Software
Code Editors provide the primary interface for writing, editing, and organizing source code across various programming languages. These tools integrate text manipulation with debugging, build processes, and version control to streamline the development cycle. They serve developers who need a customizable environment for managing scripts and large software projects. By using self-hostable or open-source options, you avoid vendor lock-in and can modify the editor interface or core functionality to match your specific coding workflow and hardware requirements.
This page lists 10 open source tools in the Code Editors category. The most popular are Visual Studio Code, Zed and Onlook. Most use the MIT or AGPL-3.0 license, and 5 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.
Onlook
Visually edit React applications in the browser and automatically write changes back to the source code.
CodeEdit
A native macOS code editor providing a lightweight development experience for projects written in any programming language.
NotepadNext
A cross platform text editor that reimplements the functionality and interface of the Notepad++ application.
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.
SideX
A lightweight code editor that ports the Visual Studio Code workbench to the Tauri framework.
MarkFlowy
A lightweight markdown editor with integrated AI capabilities for content summarization and multi language translation.
NetPad
A cross-platform C# editor and playground for running code snippets without creating full projects.
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