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Notepadng vs FeatherPad: catalog facts
Notepadng	FeatherPad
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	Linux
Familiar Notepad++-like editing on Linux Uses the Scintilla editing component	Light on resources and quick to start Independent of any desktop environment
Early release, version 0.1.0 Not Notepad++ itself, so plugins and features may differ	Linux focused Plain-text editor rather than a full IDE
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	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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