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CudaText vs GNOME Text Editor: catalog facts
CudaText	GNOME Text Editor
Free Free of charge, including for business use.	Free Free and open source, part of the GNOME project.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
Fast startup even with many plugins More than 300 syntax lexers	Clean interface with sensible defaults Syntax highlighting
Configuration through JSON files may take getting used to Many features depend on installing plugins	Linux only Few features for larger programming work
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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