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Notepad++

Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.
- it has a lot of the same features but without being natively cross-platform(I think I got it to work in wine. I have seen linux-ports in the kde/ubuntu repos ) Guest • Feb 2020
Free Open Source Windows PortableApps.com
Lightweight Code formatting Tabbed interface Custom Language Definitions ... Customer support Support for Javascript Macros Portable Auto-saving Autocompletion Block edit Built-in editor Color coding Column edit mode Configurable Debugger Developer Tools Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Support for FTP Integrated Search Live Preview Multiple languages Multiple Open Tabs Native GUI Plugin manager Plugins Support for regular expressions Side-by-Side comparison Add a feature

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Visual Studio Code

Code combines the streamlined UI of a modern editor with rich code assistance and navigation, and an integrated debugging experience – without the need for a full IDE.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Chrome OS Electron / Atom Shell
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Lightweight Built-in Terminal Autocompletion ... Intellisense Customizable Syntax Highlighting Code completion GIT support Plugins C++ support C# Scripting C support Graphical interface IDE Support for Javascript MarkDown support Multiple cursors Night mode/Dark Theme Ruby support Source code debugging Supports loads of file formats Supports Python Bugs Code formatting Code navigation Color coding of code Electron based Embedded debugger Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Extensions Git integration Lint support Mercurial support Minimap Multiple languages PHP IDE Remote Debugging Run Android Apps on Desktop Support for NodeJS Version and Source control Add a feature

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Atom

Extensible, cross-platform text editor with a rich ecosystem of plugins and themes.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Chrome OS BSD ... Electron / Atom Shell
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Customizable Support for Themes Community based ... Package Control GIT support Teletype GitHub integration Hackable Syntax Highlighting Autocompletion Clean design Code completion Collaborative writing Electron based Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Folder Hierarchy Fuzzy Finder Gitlab integration Interior Design Live collaboration Minimap Modular System Multiple languages Multiple cursors Night mode/Dark Theme Distraction-free UI Package Manager Plugin API Plugin manager Real time collaboration Separated workspaces Support for NodeJS Tabbed interface Unit Testing Add a feature

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Sublime Text

Sublime Text is a sophisticated text editor for code, html and prose - any kind of text file. You'll love the slick user interface and extraordinary features. ...
- It's literally Kate except it costs money. Guest • Apr 2019 • 1 agrees and 2 disagrees
- It looks identical to kate, with same functionalities. For me it's even better. Guest • May 2016 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux
Lightweight Package Control Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Customizable ... Multiple cursors Syntax Highlighting Font Ligature Support High-dpi support Plugins Simple text editor Text editing Auto-saving Autocompletion Automatic packaging Clean design Code completion Directory structure Fullscreen support Memory footprint Minimap Distraction-free UI Php Plugin API Portable Python Ruby Scriptwriting Assistant Syntax Highlighting Auto-Refresh Add a feature

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Vim

Vim ("Vi IMproved") is an advanced text editor that allows syntax highlighting, word completion and has a huge amount of contributed content. It also has a...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD Haiku ... OpenSolaris
Lightweight Customizable Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Syntax Highlighting ... Keyboard focused Plugins Well documented Built-in terminal emulation Command line interface Configurable For geek Hackable MarkDown support Batch Editing Command line Configurable Dedication to home row Developer Tools Support for Large File Lightweight Mnemonic key bindings Modal editor Native application Plugin manager Regex substitution Spell checking Terminal-based Vim Buffers Vim folding Visual Mode Word completion Add a feature

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Geany

Geany is a small and lightweight Integrated Development Environment. It was developed to provide a small and fast IDE, which has only a few dependencies from other...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com ... Xfce
Better syntax highlighting support Debian package compatible FOSS IDE ... Lightweight Multiplatform Shell integration Support for Themes Automatic Indentation Built-in Terminal Code navigation Customizable Support for Large File Minimalistic Portable Shortcut keys Spell checking Syntax Highlighting Vim plugin Add a feature

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gedit

Official text editor of the GNOME desktop environment. Has syntax highlighting and is suitable for programming, with support for several languages. It is extensible with...
- It's an alternative in every way, except Kate has a little bit more features, as it is a KDE app. Guest • Aug 2015 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Chrome OS BSD ... GNOME OpenSolaris
Lightweight Autocompletion Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Spell checking ... Syntax Highlighting Add a feature

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GNU nano

GNU nano is a small and friendly text editor. Besides basic text editing, nano offers many extra features like an interactive search and replace, go to line and column...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD Haiku
Command line interface Automatic Indentation Search and replace Terminal-based Add a feature

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GNU Emacs

GNU Emacs is an extensible, customizable text editor—and more. At its core is an interpreter for Emacs Lisp, a dialect of the Lisp programming language with extensions...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Cross-platform Customizable Editable text color schemes ... Extensions Syntax Highlighting IDE IDE All Languages Package Control Scripting Self-documenting Terminal-based Add a feature

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Neovim

Neovim is a project that seeks to aggressively refactor Vim in order to: Simplify maintenance and encourage contributions. Split the work between multiple...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android BSD
Plugins Terminal-based Asynchronous Configurable ... Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Sane defaults Developer Tools Lightweight Syntax Highlighting Terminal emulator Add a feature

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Comment by ajdbarros

about Kate · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful -3 Helpful Report as spam

I tried to install Kate on a Mac. Well, it is possible, but you need quite a bit of knowledge of command lines, patience, perseverance and about 4 GB of disk space. Yes, because you need Xcode developer tooks, Fink and KDE... Kate is cool, but lacks macros. Just go for jEdit that is available for Win, Mac, Linux and also on a multiplatform Java installer.

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