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Pluma vs Mousepad: catalog facts
Pluma	Mousepad
Free Free and open source, part of the MATE desktop.	Free Free as part of the Xfce project.
Linux	Linux
Small and lightweight Familiar classic Gedit-style interface	Light and quick to start Simple preferences dialog with extra settings through Dconf
Linux only Basic compared with programmer-focused editors	Deliberately not a full development environment Built for Linux desktops using GTK
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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