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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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
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Essential Guide: How to Install Notepad++ in Ubuntu

Learn how to install Notepad++ in Ubuntu & Linux Mint in this simple guide. You can use the open source Notepad plus plus text editor for Windows on Linux.

16 May 2019
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Adobe Brackets 1.11 Released, Is ‘Fully Supported’ on Linux

A new version of the Brackets text editor is available to download, and Adobe say the Linux build is 'at par with what you get on Mac and Windows'.

26 September 2017
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Sublime Text 3 Officially Released for Windows, macOS and Linux

Sublime Text 3 has been officially released! I know; it feels like you’ve been using the beta builds for what feels like an eternity — but, at long last, a new stable release of the […]

13 September 2017
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Gedit Text Editor is No Longer Maintained

Gedit is the default text editor on GNOME, Ubuntu, and countless other Linux distros — but today I learnt that it's also unmaintained.

27 July 2017

Atom Editor 1.18 Released with Rich Git Integration

A new version of the Atom editor available to download and it comes with a BIG new feature: deep Git and Github integration.

16 June 2017