Alternatives to SciTE

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  • Notepad Next

    A cross-platform reimplementation of the Notepad++ text and code editor.

  • Notepad++

    The fast Windows text and source code editor that replaced Notepad for a generation of users.

    Notepad++ is a free, open-source Windows text and source editor, while SciTE runs on macOS and Linux as well and includes build facilities.

  • Geany

    A small, fast IDE built on GTK that starts instantly and does not depend on a heavy desktop environment.

    Geany is a cross-platform small IDE that starts instantly, while SciTE is a source editor with facilities for building and running programs.

  • CudaText

    A fast, cross-platform open-source code editor written in Object Pascal and extensible with Python.

    CudaText is a fast, cross-platform open-source code editor extensible with Python, while SciTE includes facilities for building and running programs.

  • SciTE4AutoIt3

    A customized SciTE editor package for writing, checking and running AutoIt3 scripts on Windows.

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  • Sublime Text

    A fast native editor for code and prose, paid for but with an evaluation that never stops working.

    Sublime Text is a fast native editor for code and prose on desktop platforms, while SciTE is freemium and includes simple build facilities.