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Free and open source under the GPL.

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Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Starts almost instantly and uses very little memory
  • Depends only on GTK, so it installs cleanly on minimal Linux systems
  • Familiar Notepad++ style editing on more platforms
  • Open source with an active community
  • No language server support in the core, so completion is simpler than a modern IDE's
  • Debugging needs a plugin and is basic
  • Developer warns against using it for critically important work
  • Some features are buggy or only partly implemented
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0 License: GPL-3.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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