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GNOME Text Editor vs Parchment: catalog facts
GNOME Text Editor	Parchment
Free Free and open source, part of the GNOME project.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.
Linux	Linux
Clean interface with sensible defaults Syntax highlighting	Minimal, distraction-free design Touch screen support
Linux only Few features for larger programming work	Deliberately few features compared with full code editors Font set through system settings rather than in the app
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
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 October 1, 2026

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