notepadqq
A simple, general-purpose editor for Linux (by notepadqq)
Geany
A fast and lightweight IDE (by geany)
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| notepadqq | Geany | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 91 | |
| 2,072 | 2,983 | |
| 0.6% | 1.2% | |
| 2.3 | 9.2 | |
| 11 months ago | 7 days ago | |
| JavaScript | C | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
notepadqq
Posts with mentions or reviews of notepadqq.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-28.
- NotepadNext – a cross-platform, reimplementation of Notepad++
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When switching to Linux, what were some programs that you had to stop using because they weren't supported on Linux?
You could give notepadqq a try, it is very close in look in feel to notepad++. I don't know if extensions/plugins would be compatible, though.
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There is absolutely no going back.
Not cross platform as the program is written for the win32 API, notepadqq is an okay replacement for it on Linux though.
- What are some linux utilities/tools/apps you would want to have, that don't exist and think would be really useful.
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What are peoples favorite free and open source software
Even though Notepad++ works pretty well with wine as far as I know, I would like to refer to https://notepadqq.com/. Visually, the editor is as close as possible to Notepad++.
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notepad++ replacement (need something that is similar to the compare plugin to compare two files w/color coding)?
Take a look at Notepad qq it is meant to be a notepad ++ replacement https://notepadqq.com
- CotEditor – Lightweight Plain-Text Editor for macOS
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Now that Atom has been discontinued - where to next?
Heard the Linux Fork of Notepad++ is a super well running editor with plugin support: https://github.com/notepadqq/notepadqq
- I got made fun of for using Notepad++
- Notepad Next
Geany
Posts with mentions or reviews of Geany.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-28.
- NotepadNext – a cross-platform, reimplementation of Notepad++
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Beginner!
You might want to at least use a code editor with syntax highlighting so that it gets a little easier to read the code. Personally I use Geany but there are many other ones you can use.
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Geany 2.0 Is Out
right on the main page, there is a screenshot. If you click it, it takes you to more screenshots.
Open https://www.geany.org/ in a web browser like chrome or firefox
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I need some help with IDEs
Check out Geany. It is free, open source, cross platform, and lightweight. It has support for dozens of coding languages. LINK: https://www.geany.org/
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Show HN: CodePerfect, a fast, lightweight IDE for Go
I still enjoy Geany. It is lacking certain features I could do with, but it's joyful to use something that light: https://www.geany.org/
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What’s an free bare bones IDE for Python that works smoothly out of the box?
When I installed my IDE I just wanted something lightweight, so I went with Geany. I've been using it for years without trouble.
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Python IDE suggestions
I would say, try out geany: https://www.geany.org/
- Learning linux to learn coding? (and if so, which version for Mac M1)
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Notepadqq
Geany. Nothing can beat that one. - https://www.geany.org/
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What lightweight and open source Python IDEs would you recommend (if any) for Linux?
Link: https://www.geany.org/
What are some alternatives?
When comparing notepadqq and Geany you can also consider the following projects:
notepad-plus-plus - Notepad++ official repository
thonny - Python IDE for beginners
NotepadNext - A cross-platform, reimplementation of Notepad++
Visual Studio Code - Visual Studio Code
NPP_HexEdit - Notepad++ Plugin Hexedit
Atom - :atom: The hackable text editor
czkawka - Multi functional app to find duplicates, empty folders, similar images etc.
GNU Emacs - Mirror of GNU Emacs
KDevelop - Cross-platform IDE for C, C++, Python, QML/JavaScript and PHP
flameshot - Powerful yet simple to use screenshot software :desktop_computer: :camera_flash:
Vim - The official Vim repository