Alternatives to UltraEdit

A commercial text, code and hex editor for Windows, macOS and Linux that handles very large files. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as UltraEdit.

  • EmEditor

    A Windows text editor built for very large files, CSV data, logs and code.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    EmEditor also handles very large files and adds CSV tools with a free edition, but it runs only on Windows.

  • Sublime Text

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

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    Sublime Text is a fast native paid editor on Windows, macOS and Linux that handles very large files, but without built-in hex editing.

  • Notepad++

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    Notepad++ is a free, open-source Windows editor with macros and regex search across files, without macOS or Linux builds.

  • BBEdit

    A long-running macOS text and code editor for writers, web authors and software developers.

    FreemiumProprietarymacOS

    BBEdit is a macOS-only editor with strong grep search and SFTP editing, with a free mode that remains usable after the trial.

  • PSPad

    A freeware text and code editor for Windows with syntax highlighting, hex editing and a built-in FTP client.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    PSPad is free Windows freeware with an integrated hex editor, FTP client and macro recorder, but it is closed source and Windows only.

  • RJ TextEd

    A freeware Unicode text and source code editor for Windows with web preview, hex mode and SFTP.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    RJ TextEd is free Windows freeware with hex mode, column editing and SFTP, but it runs on Windows only and is closed source.

  • CudaText

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    CudaText is a free, open-source cross-platform editor with a hex viewer for very large files and Python add-ons.

  • Visual Studio Code

    Microsoft's code editor, free to use but shipped under a Microsoft licence rather than an open one.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    Visual Studio Code is a free cross-platform editor with a huge extension ecosystem, but it is Electron-based and less suited to very large files.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.