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Mini Text vs GNOME Text Editor: catalog facts
Mini Text	GNOME Text Editor
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open source, part of the GNOME project.
Linux	Linux
Tiny window that stays out of the way Works well pinned on top of other apps	Clean interface with sensible defaults Syntax highlighting
Ephemeral by design, not for saving documents Very basic editing features	Linux only Few features for larger programming work
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	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 23, 2026

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