Open source editor projects
Every project in the registry tagged editor, ranked by real GitHub adoption.
Visual Studio Code
Open source video editor that runs in your browser
Docs, whiteboards, and databases in one privacy-first workspace
A browser based code editor
Cut and trim video without re-encoding or quality loss
Design database diagrams and generate SQL scripts instantly
Craft rich text experiences with ease
binary releases of VS Code without MS branding/telemetry/licensing
A completely customizable framework for building rich text editors. (Currently in beta.)
A native code editor for macOS
Database diagrams editor that allows you to visualize and design your DB with a single query.
Professional audio editing made simple and free
Free, private screen recording for Chrome
The developer platform for on-demand cloud development environments to create software faster and more securely.
A pleasant note-taking platform in native C++.
⛷ Lightweight Markdown app to help you write great sentences.
Drag and drop page builder library written in vanilla javascript without dependencies or build tools.
The last Markdown editor, ever.
HedgeDoc - Ideas grow better together
A lightweight text editor written in Lua
[WIP]en: web design tool || mobile page builder/editor || mini webflow for mobile page. zh: 类似易企秀的H5制作、建站工具、可视化搭建系统.
🧩 Content editing tech stack for the web - BlockSuite is a toolkit for building editors and collaborative applications.
A Canvas/SVG-based rich text editor
Self-hosted team workspace with chat, docs, and databases
3D C++ Game Engine - yet another open source game engine
TeXstudio is a fully featured LaTeX editor. Our goal is to make writing LaTeX documents as easy and comfortable as possible.
A well configured and structured Neovim.
A hardware-accelerated video editor built on Rust, Tauri v2, and React 19. Sub-10ms frame decoding, GPU-native rendering, and a frame-accurate timeline — all fr
A lightweight, cross-platform code editor, built with Tauri (Rust and React) with Git support, AI agents, vim keybindings.
ProseMirror toolkit for React 🎉
The text editor designed to make coding as simple and fun as playing a video game
Markdown powered Knowledgebase Wiki for Node.js
A GUI frontend for neovim.
A high-performance, cross-platform editor that supports WYSIWYG Markdown and general text editing.
A cross-platform C# editor and playground.
Building a Neural Network-Native Engine (3N). Python authoring, C++ runtime, Vulkan/WebGPU. Windows, Linux, Android and Web.
CodeMirror 6 component for React. @codemirror https://uiwjs.github.io/react-codemirror/
File and Archive Manager
✨☁️📁✨ Cloud Commander file manager for the web with console and editor.
A modular WYSIWYG HTML editor with zero runtime dependencies. Everything included, enable only what you need.
Local-first browser editor for Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF, with an experimental AI assistant. No Office installation or account required.
:snowflake: Visual editor for open FPGA boards
Elixir plugin for JetBrain's IntelliJ Platform (including Rubymine)
Versatile ASCII and ANSI Art text editor for drawing in the Linux/Unix/macOS terminal, with animation, 256 and 16 colors, Unicode and CP437, and customizable th
Lightweight multi-platform code editor designed for modern hardware with a focus on responsiveness and performance.
Bringing the Helix editor to the evil side
Yazelix Nova is a Nix-packaged terminal workspace built from focused first-party components, including Mars, Nova Zellij, Nova Helix, Yazi, Nushell, Ratconfig,
TTT Editor (Terminal Text Tool): A real alternative to VS Code, Zed, and Sublime that runs in your terminal. A TUI that feels like GUI. Single binary, zero conf
FerrumPix is a desktop photo management and editing application for Linux, Windows and macOS.
Newsletter Builder with MJML components in GrapesJS
A Modern Code Editor for Android
「来剪」轻量级视频编辑器。网页版、桌面版等均可免费使用，功能灵感源自 CapCut 等编辑器。A Lightweight Video Editor. Free for the web, desktop, and more, with features inspired by editors like CapCut.
A minimal, distraction-free markdown editor built with Tauri, React, and TypeScript
Web-based tool to facilitate OpenTelemetry collector configuration editing and verification
The next-generation Markdown editor, with an AI writing assistant. Free and open source for macOS, Windows and Linux.
A simple code editor with syntax highlighting.
Distraction-free note-taking with powerful features
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Frequently asked questions
How many open source editor projects are there?
This registry tracks 57 projects tagged editor, with 839,525 GitHub stars between them. The most-adopted is vscode at 194,494 stars.
Are these editor projects free to use?
Yes — 55 of the 57 carry an explicit open-source licence across 8 distinct licences, so there is no licence fee. Where a project also sells a hosted or enterprise version, the self-hosted path remains free.
Which editor project should I choose?
The list above is ranked by GitHub stars, but stars measure attention rather than fit. Check three things on each card: the licence (permissive versus copyleft), the language it is written in, and the last-push date — a high-star project that has not been pushed in a year is a liability.
Are these editor projects still maintained?
51 of the 57 were pushed in the last 90 days, and every card shows its exact last-push date so you can see the rest. Sort your shortlist by that date before committing to a migration.