Kate is a multi-document editor part of KDE since release 2.2. Created by KDE The Kate project develops two main products: KatePart, the advanced editor component which is used in numerous KDE applications requiring a text editing component, and Kate, a MDI text editor application. In addition, we provide KWrite, a simple SDI editor shell which allows the user to select his/her favourite editor component.KateKate is a multi-document editor part of KDE since release 2.2. Being a KDE application, Kate ships with network transparency, as well as integration with the outstanding features of KDE. Choose it for viewing HTML sources from konqueror, editing configuration files, writing new applications or any other text editing task. You still need just one running instance of Kate. More Info »With a multi-view editor like Kate you get a lot of advantages. You can view several instances of the same document and all instances are synchronized. Or you can view more files at the same time for easy reference or simultaneous editing.KWriteKWrite is a simple text editor application, allowing you to edit one file at the time per window. As Kate, KWrite uses the editor component KatePart.KWrite simply provides the selected editor component with a window frame, and lets you open and save documents. KWrite shares all features the KatePart provides, look here to get an overview.LicensingKate is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) Version 2 Kate is part of the KDE project. How to get the entire source code is described in the article Get It.
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Vico | Mac | Freemium | Website | |
| 3 | GNU nano Alternatives and Similar Software | Mac Windows Linux BSD Haiku |
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gedit |
GNOME OpenSolaris |
Mac Chrome OS Windows BSD Linux |
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| 5 | Climacs | Discontinued | Mac | Free | Website | |
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Touchqode | Android | Free | Website | |
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Neovim | Mac Windows Android BSD Linux |
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Text |
Web Chrome |
Chrome OS Windows |
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Syntaxic | Mac Windows Linux |
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Aptana Studio | Mac Windows Linux |
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NotepadX | Windows | Free | Website | |
| 12 | Sublime Text Alternatives and Similar Software | Mac Windows Linux |
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Graviton Code Editor | Mac Windows Linux |
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BabelPad | PortableApps.com Windows |
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GetDiz | Windows | Free | Website | |
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SciTE | Xfce Windows BSD Linux |
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Kakoune | Mac Cygwin Linux |
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| 21 | Notepad++ Alternatives and Similar Software | Windows PortableApps.com |
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CotEditor | Mac | Free | Website | |
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Zed Code Editor |
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Mac Chrome OS Windows Linux |
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HTMLPen.com | Web | Free | Website | |
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MacVim | Mac | Free | Website | |
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Apimac Notepad | Mac | Commercial | Website | |
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Simple Code Editor | Discontinued | Windows | Free | Website |
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Editra | Discontinued | Mac Windows Linux |
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Eddie | Linux Mac |
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Traditional Ex – Vi editor | Linux BSD |
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TabNote |
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CudaText | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
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Jota Text Editor | Android | Free | Website | |
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Hekapad | Windows | Free | Website | |
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NINJA-IDE | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
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MadEdit | Discontinued | Xfce Windows BSD Linux |
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Onivim 2 | Mac Windows Linux |
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Notepad2 | Discontinued | Windows PortableApps.com |
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Notepas | Mac Windows Linux |
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Bluefish Editor | Mac Windows Linux |
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LopeEdit | Bundleware | Windows | Freemium | Website |
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Ynote Classic | Windows | Free | Website | |
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gEcrit | Mac Windows Linux |
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Pluma | Linux | Free | Website | |
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TEA | Mac Windows Linux |
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| 67 | Redcar | Mac Windows Linux |
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| 68 | acme | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
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Quanta Plus | Discontinued | Linux | Free | Website |
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SynWrite | Total Commander | Windows | Free | Website |
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BDV Notepad | Discontinued | Windows | Free | Website |
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MS Paint IDE | Microsoft Paint | Windows | Free | Website |
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Notepad3 | Windows | Free | Website | |
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Keypress Editor | Chrome | Chrome OS | Freemium | Website |
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TextMate | Mac | Commercial | Website | |
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NoteTab | Windows | Freemium | Website | |
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IT-Edit | Linux | Free | Website | |
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PHP Studio | Windows | Commercial | Website | |
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Kod | Discontinued | Mac | Free | Website |
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Mystix | Discontinued | Windows | Free | Website |
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wxMEdit | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
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Web Chrome |
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TabNote- |
Web Chrome |
Mac Chrome OS Windows Self-Hosted Linux |
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Textosaurus | Linux Windows |
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NEdit | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
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Hacker Pad | Mac | Commercial | Website | |
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Text Edit Plus | Windows | Freemium | Website | |
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Devpad | Windows | Free | Website | |
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Beaver Editor | Linux | Free | Website | |
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UltraEdit | Mac Windows Linux |
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GNU Emacs | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
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