You see, you can use certain Windows applications on Linux using Wine. You can use the same good old Notepad++ on Linux, although it’s not the same experience. Wait! Did I just say Notepad++? Yes, I did in fact. I know a few people will pitch for Vi, Vim, Emacs, Pico or Nano but these legendary (typically) command-line editors have been deliberately excluded from the list. And though this list is for Notepad++ alternatives, I wouldn’t hesitate to call it a list of the best text editors for Linux.

Just to add, not all the text editors discussed here are open-source.

Without further ado, let’s have a look at some Notepad++ Linux alternatives. All the text editors listed here are chosen based on these criteria. I say the basic features should be lightweightness, syntax highlighting, auto-completion, a appealing GUI, multi-language support, macros, regex searching and a good number of additional plugins.

I’ve compiled a list of the seven best text editors you can use in place of Notepad++ on your favorite Linux distribution, be it Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora or any other version.īefore we check out this list of Notepad++ alternatives, let’s first think about what we’re looking for in a text editor. I don’t know why even after several years Notepad++ hasn’t come up with a Linux client.īut so what if it’s not available for Linux, we can always use some worthy alternatives to Notepad++ for Linux. Notepad++ is my favorite text editor on Windows at work. At home, I use desktop Linux and I miss Notepad++. Brief: Notepad++ is not available for Linux but we’ll show you the best Notepad++ alternatives for Linux in this article.

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