Not long ago we talked to you about the alternatives that existed for the notepad. Tools that either served to create text files or as code editors for developers and programmers. In this case we are going to talk about two programs that were born as a free alternative to the notepad in Linux and, due to their success, have reached Windows.
These programs are called Kate and Gedit. Two almost the same programs that use different types of libraries but are equally functional and offer almost the same features.
The oldest program is called Gedit. It is a code editor that is born inside the Linux Gnome desktop, was the alternative to the notepad that used GTK libraries. Gedit lets you save files, open multiple tabs, has a text checker, has a code checker, and we can create different code files depending on the language we want to develop.
This means that when we save a text or open a new file we can choose the programming language that we are going to use, we can choose between php files, java, c ++, scripts, etc ... Unlike the Windows notepad, Gedit allows expanding its functions by using plugins and extensions that we can add. Gedit we can get it for free through the official website. In it we will find not only the extensions but also the exe files with the installers for Windows.
Kate is a code editor born for the KDE desktop. This project looks for the same as Gedit but with Qt libraries. At the moment, Kate offers the same as Gedit but also supports the possibility of the file browser side view as well as a reduced view of the entire document, to navigate faster through the parts of the document. Kate is also available for Windows via its official website . And like Gedit, in it we will find plugins that we can install and use to generate code.
Kate and Gedit are two text editors, but these are currently considered by many to be the best alternative to code editors out there. That is why they have reached Windows and other operating systems such as macOS and, they are worth trying What do you think?