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GNOME Text Editor vs CudaText: catalog facts
GNOME Text Editor	CudaText
Free Free and open source, part of the GNOME project.	Free Free of charge, including for business use.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Clean interface with sensible defaults Syntax highlighting	Fast startup even with many plugins More than 300 syntax lexers
Linux only Few features for larger programming work	Configuration through JSON files may take getting used to Many features depend on installing plugins
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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