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mgGNU nano
Free

Free software with files under public domain, ISC and BSD licenses.

 Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Small terminal editor with Emacs-compatible editing
  • Portable across Unix-like systems
  • Shortcuts shown on screen, so there is nothing to memorise
  • Installed or one package away on practically every Unix system
  • Does not support UTF-8
  • No plugins, projects or language intelligence
  • Not designed for editing large codebases
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: ISC, BSD-2-Clause, BSD-3-Clause, BSD-4-Clause, Public Domain License: GPL-3.0
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Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 8, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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