Xed
A small, lightweight GTK3 text editor from Linux Mint that works across desktop environments.
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About Xed
Xed is the text editor from Linux Mint's X-Apps project, which aims for applications that work across desktop environments and keep a traditional interface. It is built on GTK3 and descends from gedit and Pluma.
It covers standard editing features and adds a plugin system for extra functionality. It suits Linux users who want a simple graphical editor for notes, configuration files and light code editing with a conventional menu and toolbar layout.
Strengths
- Lightweight and quick to start
- Works across desktop environments
- Plugin support for extra features
- Traditional menu and toolbar interface
Limitations
- Linux only
- Basic compared with a full code editor or IDE
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- Linux Mint
- Platforms
- Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Linux users who want a simple, traditional graphical text editor
- 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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gedit
A general-purpose text editor for Linux that is easy to learn and integrates with GNOME.
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Pluma
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Mousepad
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Mousepad is the Xfce desktop's light GTK text editor, with a simple preferences dialog and extra settings through Dconf.
GNOME Text Editor
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GNOME Text Editor has a cleaner modern interface with sensible defaults and Flathub installation, but fewer features for programming work.
FeatherPad
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FeatherPad is a Qt-based editor independent of any desktop environment, with detachable tabs and an optional permanent search bar.
Kate
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Kate adds highlighting for over 400 languages, multi-cursor editing and an embedded terminal, and also runs on Windows, but pulls in KDE Frameworks.
Geany
A small, fast IDE built on GTK that starts instantly and does not depend on a heavy desktop environment.
Geany is a light GTK IDE with symbol lists, code folding and a configurable build command, running on Windows, macOS and Linux.
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