CudaText
A fast, cross-platform open-source code editor written in Object Pascal and extensible with Python.
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Package managers
- Flathub
flatpak install flathub io.github.cudatext.CudaText-Qt
About CudaText
CudaText is a cross-platform text and code editor written in Object Pascal. It starts quickly even with dozens of plugins, and add-ons written in Python provide plugins, linters, code tree parsers and external tools.
It offers syntax highlighting through more than 300 lexers, a code tree, folding, multiple carets, regex find and replace, split views, a command palette and a minimap. A hex viewer handles very large files, and HTML and CSS work gets smart completion and inline image previews. Settings live in JSON files.
Strengths
- Fast startup even with many plugins
- More than 300 syntax lexers
- Python add-ons for linters and tools
- Hex viewer for very large files
Limitations
- Configuration through JSON files may take getting used to
- Many features depend on installing plugins
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree of charge, including for business use.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- Alexey Torgashin
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Anyone who wants a light, extensible code editor on any desktop
- Categories
- Code editors
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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Listings that name CudaText as an alternative.
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