I’ve been using Notepad++ on windows with blocked network and with pleasure. Took me awhile to find it’s linux alternative - Notepadqq - but it’s not comparable. Also, there’s huge issues with Plasma 6: high cpu usage and needed to be killed, no global menu(widget) etc. When I google for alternati…

Maybe something here as an alternative? https://alternativeto.net/software/notepad-plus-plus/?platform=linux

it depends (as always with Linux) what functions you are looking for? as a simple text editor i like mousepad Kate is a good editor with a lot more features (even coding) gedit is also a good editor For coding i like geany and vscode for terminal use i like nano

[image] UncleSpellbinder: Maybe something here as an alternative? https://alternativeto.net/software/notepad-plus-plus/?platform=linux Yeah, I looked it up the first thing, “vscode”, “sublime” :smile: [image] fred666: it depends (as always with Linux) what functions you are looking for? …

mousepad will do what you want at a minimum (set the tabs and auto save in settings)

Would Xed work for you? Not sure if it’s as feature-rich, but it may suit your needs. [image] GitHub - linuxmint/xed: X-Apps [Text] Editor (Cross-DE, backward-compatible,... X-Apps [Text] Editor (Cross-DE, backward-compatible, GTK3, traditional UI) - linuxmint/xed …

as far as i know Xed has more features than mousepad so that might be a better option

I use Xed as a simple text editor, nothing more. But looking at the GitHub page, it does seem to be loaded with features.

I remember I tried it, but there’s something I didn’t like or it lack some features I needed, but I’m going to give it another try, thanks. [image] UncleSpellbinder: Would Xed work for you? Not sure if it’s as feature-rich, but it may suit your needs. I actually thought there’s nothing like …

[image] markuzs: Definitely going to try this, hopefully it’s going to be great for me too, big thanks! You’re welcome! Hope it works for you.

[image] markuzs: An equivalent of notepad++: something to hold lots of tabs with lots of info in them and with auto save drafts as minimum. Notepadqq is OKish, but with plasma 6 it doesn’t go well, yet. I guess I need to wait as mentioned in other thread. Kate might be the best one, then.

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UncleSpellbinder May 3, 2024, 3:02pm 6

Would Xed work for you? Not sure if it’s as feature-rich, but it may suit your needs.