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12 listings are ranked by release freshness and adoption until verified reviews arrive; then review quality, volume and vendor responsiveness join the score. Open any row to see its receipt. See the formula

  • 6 fresh released in the last 90 days
  • 2 aging no release for 90 to 179 days
  • 1 stale no release for 180 days or more

12 ranked listings

  1. Visual Studio Code (Code - OSS)

    Source repository of the Code - OSS editor, with debugging, Git integration and an extension API.

    Microsoft Corporation No reviews yet Open source Linux macOS Windows Web
    Updated 50 days ago
    1 94.9 =
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    Rank receipt: Visual Studio Code (Code - OSS)
    #5 overall · #1 in category
    94.9/100
    1. Platform readiness +40.0 100.0 × 40%
    2. Release freshness +32.9 94.0 × 35%
    3. Adoption signals +22.0 88.1 × 25%
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  2. Neovim

    Vim-based text editor with Lua scripting, a built-in LSP client and an embeddable API.

    Neovim No reviews yet Open source Linux macOS Windows
    Updated 74 days ago
    2 91.3 =
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    Rank receipt: Neovim
    #34 overall · #2 in category
    91.3/100
    1. Platform readiness +40.0 100.0 × 40%
    2. Release freshness +30.4 86.9 × 35%
    3. Adoption signals +20.9 83.5 × 25%
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  3. Notepad++

    Free and lightweight source code editor and Notepad replacement written in C++ with syntax highlighting for Windows.

    Don Ho No reviews yet Open source Windows
    Updated 56 days ago
    3 78.9 =
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    Rank receipt: Notepad++
    #133 overall · #3 in category
    78.9/100
    1. Platform readiness +28.0 70.0 × 40%
    2. Release freshness +32.3 92.2 × 35%
    3. Adoption signals +18.6 74.5 × 25%
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  4. VSCodium

    Community-driven, freely-licensed binary distribution of Microsoft editor VS Code without telemetry or tracking.

    VSCodium Community No reviews yet Open source Windows macOS Linux
    Updated 51 days ago
    4 72.8 =
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    Rank receipt: VSCodium
    #191 overall · #4 in category
    72.8/100
    1. Platform readiness +40.0 100.0 × 40%
    2. Release freshness +32.8 93.7 × 35%
    3. Adoption signals +0.0 0.0 × 25%
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  5. tds-vscode

    Totvs Developer Studio for vscode

    TOTVS No reviews yet Open source Linux Web API only
    Updated 48 days ago
    5 70.8 =
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    Rank receipt: tds-vscode
    #197 overall · #5 in category
    70.8/100
    1. Platform readiness +28.0 70.0 × 40%
    2. Release freshness +33.1 94.6 × 35%
    3. Adoption signals +9.7 38.7 × 25%
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  6. Zed

    High-performance, multiplayer code editor engineered in Rust with native GPU acceleration and AI integration.

    Zed Industries No reviews yet Open source macOS Linux
    Updated 48 days ago
    6 67.1 =
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    Rank receipt: Zed
    #207 overall · #6 in category
    67.1/100
    1. Platform readiness +34.0 85.0 × 40%
    2. Release freshness +33.1 94.6 × 35%
    3. Adoption signals +0.0 0.0 × 25%
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  7. sage

    WordPress starter theme with Laravel Blade components and templates, Tailwind CSS, and block editor support

    roots No reviews yet Open source Linux Web
    No release for 157 days
    7 66.9 =
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    Rank receipt: sage
    #208 overall · #7 in category
    66.9/100
    1. Platform readiness +28.0 70.0 × 40%
    2. Release freshness +21.7 62.1 × 35%
    3. Adoption signals +17.2 68.7 × 25%
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  8. advpl-vscode

    Suporte para Advpl no VsCode

    TOTVS No reviews yet Open source Linux Web API only
    No release for 121 days
    8 62.9 =
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    Rank receipt: advpl-vscode
    #216 overall · #8 in category
    62.9/100
    1. Platform readiness +28.0 70.0 × 40%
    2. Release freshness +25.5 72.8 × 35%
    3. Adoption signals +9.4 37.5 × 25%
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  9. Helix

    Modal terminal text editor with selection-first editing, tree-sitter and built-in LSP support.

    Helix Editor No reviews yet Open source Linux macOS Windows
    Stale: 475 days without a release
    9 59.5 =
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    Rank receipt: Helix
    #231 overall · #9 in category
    59.5/100
    1. Platform readiness +40.0 100.0 × 40%
    2. Release freshness +0.0 0.0 × 35%
    3. Adoption signals +19.4 77.8 × 25%
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  10. UltraEdit

    UltraEdit is a text editor by Idera for handling large files and complex editing tasks on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

    Idera, Inc. No reviews yet Paid Windows macOS Linux
    No dated release history published
    10 40.0 =
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    Rank receipt: UltraEdit
    #453 overall · #10 in category
    40.0/100
    1. Platform readiness +40.0 100.0 × 40%
    2. Release freshness +0.0 0.0 × 35%
    3. Adoption signals +0.0 0.0 × 25%
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