<p>There are bunch of coding editors out there. Every year lots of editors are released but most of them doesn't get much popular in the market because of many reasons. Main reason is the features the provide and their cross platform functionality. Till date the most popular editors are the one that are open sourced. Because of the huge community support the editors are getting popular day by day.So, let's list the editors and talk about them.</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Visual studio code</li><li>Sublime text</li><li>Atom Editor</li><li>Notepad++</li><li>Brackets</li><li>Bluefish</li><li>Vim</li></ul><p><br></p><h1>1. Visual studio code</h1><p><br></p><p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/docs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Visual studio code</a> commonly referred to as VS code, is one of the best code editors in the market. VS code is a product of Microsoft. Like many Microsoft brands, VS code is a cross-platform editor. Developers can use this powerful tool either on Windows, Linux, and mac. VS Code has powerful features that will fully support developers’ work. With the VS code, you are assured of fast system debugging and auto-completion.</p><p><br></p><h3>Features</h3><ul><li>Cross-platform</li><li>Built-in Git and git commands</li><li>Reliable autocomplete and syntax highlighting using IntelliSense</li><li>Debugging code right from the editor</li><li>Easy to integrate with terminal</li><li>Extensions for customizing and extending functionalities</li><li>Ease of deploying projects to such platform as Microsoft Azure</li><li>Compatible with almost every programming language</li><li>Easy to use</li><li>Lightweight and robust as compared to other editors</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Platforms</h3><ul><li><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/Download" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Windows</a></li><li><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/Download" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">macOS</a></li><li><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/Download" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linux</a></li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Cheatsheet</h3><ul><li><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/shortcuts/keyboard-shortcuts-windows.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Windows</a></li><li><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/shortcuts/keyboard-shortcuts-macOS.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">macOS</a></li><li><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/shortcuts/keyboard-shortcuts-linux.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linux</a></li></ul><p><br></p><h1>2. Sublime Text</h1><p><br></p><p>If you are looking for a very lightweight yet robust code editor, the sublime text is your option. Sublime text is easy to install and opens rather quickly than other lightweight code editors. It is available on all platforms. Developers can enjoy the robust and remarkable features of sublime text regardless of the platform they are using.</p><p><br></p><h3>Features</h3><ul><li>Cross-platform</li><li>Fast customization of the editor to suit your likes</li><li>Supports split editing</li><li>Switching from one project to another is like a dream</li><li>High performance</li><li>Enables multiple selections</li><li>Command palette for holding rarely used functionalities</li><li>Keyboard shortcuts for file opening</li><li>Project index generation from syntax definitions information</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Platforms</h3><ul><li><a href="https://www.sublimetext.com/3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mac</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sublimetext.com/3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Windows</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sublimetext.com/3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linux</a></li></ul><p><br></p><h3><a href="https://www.shortcutfoo.com/app/dojos/sublime-text-3-win/cheatsheet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cheatsheet</a></h3><p><br></p><h1>3. Atom Editor</h1><p><br></p><p><a href="https://atom.io/docs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Atom</a> is a cross-platform code editor. If you want to share your project progress, then the atom is the best option. Atom allows developers to work together using teletype for atom – from sharing knowledge to teaching. One of the critical things for developers is collaboration while working to share ideas. Atom enables this operation right from your editor.</p><p><br></p><h3>Features</h3><ul><li>Cross-platform editing</li><li>Code sharing and collaboration using teletype</li><li>GitHub support</li><li>Built-in package manager</li><li>Smart code auto-completion</li><li>Easy system browser opening</li><li>Multiple panes support</li><li>Find and replace functionality</li><li>Customizable themes</li><li>Easy customization and style</li><li>Many packages</li><li>Open-source</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Platforms</h3><ul><li><a href="https://atom.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OS X</a></li><li><a href="https://atom.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Windows</a></li><li><a href="https://atom.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linux</a></li></ul><p><br></p><h3><a href="https://github.com/nwinkler/atom-keyboard-shortcuts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cheatsheet</a></h3><p><br></p><h1>4. Notepad++</h1><p><br></p><p><a href="https://notepad-plus-plus.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Notepad++</a> is a free and open-source code editor governed by GPL License. It supports several programming languages. Notepad++ is written in C++ and thus offers a smaller program size and a higher execution speed of programs. It’s one of the code editors to reduce world carbon dioxide emissions. Notepad++ allows your system to use less CPU power, thus reducing power consumption to contribute to a greener environment.</p><p><br></p><h3>Features</h3><ul><li>Code auto-completion</li><li>Syntax highlighting</li><li>Lightweight</li><li>Higher performance</li><li>Search and replace functionalities</li><li>Multi-language environment support</li><li>Highly customizable</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Platforms</h3><ul><li><a href="https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Windows</a></li><li><a href="https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linux</a></li></ul><p><br></p><h3><a href="http://ns2.elhacker.net/Notepad++_Cheat_Sheet.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cheatsheet</a></h3><p><br></p><h1>5. Brackets</h1><p><br></p><p><a href="http://brackets.io/docs/current/modules/brackets.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brackets</a> is a powerful yet lightweight and modern text editor. It’s one of the contemporary open-source code editors that understand web design. Brackets are created from the ground up for front-end developers and web designers. It makes it easier to design in the browser as it supports pre-processor and focused visual tools.</p><h3><br></h3><h3>Features</h3><ul><li>Live preview</li><li>Inline editors</li><li>Pre-processor support</li><li>Lightweight</li><li>Powerful with reliable performance</li><li>Extension support</li><li>Beautify functionality</li><li>Git support</li><li>Auto-prefixer</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Platforms</h3><ul><li><a href="http://brackets.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linux</a></li><li><a href="http://brackets.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Windows</a></li><li><a href="http://brackets.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">macOS</a></li></ul><p><br></p><h3><a href="https://lisacatalano.github.io/brackets_course/pc.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cheatsheet</a></h3><p><br></p><h2>6. Bluefish</h2><p><br></p><p><a href="https://bfwiki.tellefsen.net/index.php/Manual_2_ToC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bluefish</a> is among the code editors equipped with a lot of features to support your work. It supports the integration of external programs such as web-lint to handle error detection or top-level text processing. If you worry about speed and performance, then bluefish are here to fix your worries. Here is a list of the most outstanding or essential features offered by bluefish:</p><p><br></p><h3>Features</h3><ul><li>Lightweight</li><li>Fast and high performance</li><li>Supports multiple document interface</li><li>Multiple project support</li><li>Powerful search and replace</li><li>Recursive file opening</li><li>Multithreaded support for remote files</li><li>Full-screen editing</li><li>Unlimited redo/undo functionality</li><li>Site download/upload</li><li>Inline spell checker</li><li>Supports nearly every programming language</li><li>Customizable support for programming language</li><li>Zen coding support</li><li>Multiple encoding supports</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Platforms</h3><ul><li><a href="http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/download.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Windows</a></li><li><a href="http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/download.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">macOS</a></li><li><a href="http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/download.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linux</a></li><li><a href="http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/download.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Solaris</a></li></ul><p><br></p><h3><a href="http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/manual/ch09.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cheatsheet</a></h3><h2><br></h2><h2>7. Vim</h2><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.vim.org/docs.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vim</a> is an advanced text editor open source tool which is also considered to be an IDE in its way. This tool allows managing your text editing activities with vim editors and UNIX System which can be used on-premise or online.</p><p><br></p><h3>Features:</h3><ul><li>Extensive plugin support</li><li>Powerful search and replace</li><li>Integrates with many tools</li><li>Macro recording and playback</li><li>Support for hundreds of programming languages and file formats</li></ul><h3><br></h3><h3>Platforms<strong>&nbsp;</strong></h3><ul><li><a href="https://www.vim.org/download.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linux</a></li><li><a href="https://www.vim.org/download.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wac</a></li><li><a href="https://www.vim.org/download.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Windows</a></li></ul><p><br></p><h3><a href="https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~15131/f17/topics/vim/vim-cheatsheet.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cheatsheet</a></h3><p><br></p><p>Happy coding ...</p>

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