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Leafpad

Leafpad is a lightweight text editor that emphasizes simplicity. As development focuses on keeping weight down to a minimum, only the most essential features are implemented in the editor.

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source

Application types

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  • Discontinued

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Linux
  • BSD
  • Cygwin
  • MacPorts
Discontinued

Last stable release is from 2010. http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/leafpad/

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Properties

  1.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Graphical User Interface
  2.  Text editing
  3.  Simple text editor
  4.  Gtk
  5.  Drag and Drop

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  • Developed by

    Unknown
  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.
  • Alternatives

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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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cmali
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Best for editing simple text, probably the lightest app. Not for coding, or anything a bit complex.

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What is Leafpad?

Leafpad is a lightweight text editor that emphasizes simplicity. As development focuses on keeping weight down to a minimum, only the most essential features are implemented in the editor.

Features:

  • Codeset option (Some OpenI18N registered)
  • Auto codeset detection (UTF-8 and some codesets)
  • Unlimitted Undo/Redo
  • Auto/Multi-line Indent
  • Display line numbers
  • Drag and Drop
  • Printing