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Kate vs Janus: catalog facts
Kate	Janus
Free Free and open source, part of the KDE project.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-only licence.
Windows, Linux	Linux
Syntax highlighting for over 400 languages with bracket hierarchy navigation Embedded terminal plugin runs commands without leaving the editor	Small and light on CPU Fallback binary editing mode
Pulls in KDE Frameworks, which is a large dependency outside a KDE desktop On Windows it is distributed through the Microsoft Store rather than a plain installer	Deliberately minimal feature set Linux only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0-only
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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