Notepad++ Alternatives for Xfce
Notepad++ is not available for Xfce but there are a few alternatives with similar functionality. The best Xfce alternative is SciTE, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Notepad++ and four of them are available for Xfce so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Xfce alternatives to Notepad++ are Mousepad, MadEdit and medit.
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Notepad++ alternatives are mainly Code Editors but may also be Text Editors or IDEs. Other popular filters includes Mac + Free. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Notepad++.- Code Editor
- Free • Open Source
- 148 likes151 SciTE alternatives
SciTE is a SCIntilla based Text Editor. Originally built to demonstrate Scintilla, it has grown to be a generally useful editor with facilities for building and running programs. It is best used for jobs with simple configurations - I use it for building test and demonstration...
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Xfce
SciTE VS Notepad++
Is SciTE a good alternative to Notepad++? - 35 likes77 Mousepad alternatives
A simple text editor for the Xfce desktop environment. Mousepad aims to be an easy-to-use and fast editor for quickly editing text files, not a development environment or an editor with a huge bunch of plugins.
Mousepad VS Notepad++
Is Mousepad a good alternative to Notepad++?Comments about Mousepad as an Alternative to Notepad++
danielmichelIt doesn't have many of Notepad++'s features. But for most of the basic functionality, it's a great alternative.
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MadEdit is an Open-Source and Cross-Platform Text/Hex Editor written in C++ and wxWidgets.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Xfce
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DiscontinuedThe project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.2.9, released in February 2009, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.
MadEdit VS Notepad++
Is MadEdit a good alternative to Notepad++? - 17 likes52 medit alternatives
medit is a programming and around-programming text editor.
Started originally as a simple built-in editor component in GGAP, it grew up to a real text editor.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Xfce
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medit VS Notepad++
Is medit a good alternative to Notepad++?
Comments about SciTE as an Alternative to Notepad++
A simpler version of Notepad++. Supports all the jazz you'll need: syntax higlighting, it's clever with Tabs, mass renaminc, etc. No macros though.
A simple and hackable notepad.