More posts about “Text Editor”

Articles about text editors available to use on Ubuntu, including well-known FOSS faves like Gedit to proprietary software like Sublime Text.

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Kiro (Agentic AI IDE) Tightens Free Access, Adds Paid Tiers

Kiro, an IDE with AI-powered agentic features, has announced pricing tiers with usage limits and restricted new downloads by implementing a waitlist.

16 August 2025
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Kiro, Amazon-Backed Agentic IDE, Enters Public Preview

Kiro, a new AI-powered IDE for Linux, macOS, and Windows, is now in public preview. Learn about its "spec-driven" workflow and VS Code compatibility.

15 July 2025

Microsoft’s New CLI Text Editor Works Great on Ubuntu

Edit is a new open source command line text editor from Microsoft that supports Windows, macOS and Linux. Learn what it can do, and how to try it on Ubuntu.

17 June 2025

Void Text Editor: Open-Source Alternative to Cursor

VS Code is to modern text editors what Chromium is to browsers: a fork magnet. A slew of niche spins have emerged, each putting their own spin on Microsoft’s massively popular original. The latest to […]

18 September 2024
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Zed, GPU-accelerated IDE Written in Rust, is now available for Linux

Open-source editor Zed is now available for Linux. Zed is a GPL licensed IDE written in Rust, developed by the authors of the Atom editor and the creators of the Tree-sitter parser generator. Out-of-the-box it […]

10 July 2024
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Notepad++ Marks 20th Anniversary with New Release

The open-source text editor Notepad++ is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a new release filled with some neat new features. In Notepad++ 8.6 (the 238th release since 2003, for those keeping count) the Windows-based code […]

27 November 2023
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How to Add Markdown Preview to Gedit Text Editor

Want to add Markdown preview to the Gedit text editor? With the Gedit Markdown Preview extension (catchy name, eh?) you can do so quickly. See how!

11 January 2023

Metagedit is a Featured-Packed Plugin for Gedit Text Editor

'Metagedit' is a powerful plugin for Gedit text editor that adds extra functionality, including encoding detection, tab sessions, line operations, and more.

1 December 2022

GitHub Axes Atom Text Editor to Focus on VSCode Instead

GitHub is 'sunsetting' the Atom text editor later this year. No further development on the app is planned, and encourages users to seek out alternatives.

9 June 2022
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Ubuntu 22.10 Replaces Gedit with New Text Editor

The latest daily builds of Ubuntu 22.10 'Kinetic Kudu' come with GNOME's new GTK4-based text editing tool by default. Find out why Gedit has been replaced.

30 May 2022

Sublime Text 4 Released with Huge Set of Improvements

Sublime Text 4 is out. This update to the famous code editor adds major new features. We recap what's new, and show you how to install it on Ubuntu.

24 May 2021
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How to Install Sublime Text on Ubuntu & Linux Mint

It's easy to install Sublime Text on Ubuntu and Linux Mint and in this straightforward guide we show you how to install the Sublime Text Linux app properly.

28 May 2020