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Janus vs FeatherPad: catalog facts
Janus	FeatherPad
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-only licence.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	Linux
Small and light on CPU Fallback binary editing mode	Light on resources and quick to start Independent of any desktop environment
Deliberately minimal feature set Linux only	Linux focused Plain-text editor rather than a full IDE
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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