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PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux, BSD
LicenseLGPL-2.0-or-later, MIT
Collaborative editingNo
RTLYes
Pros
Pro Fast and minimalistic
Kate is pretty fast and lightweight. This helps it with it's start up speed.
Pro Files with the same name, when opened simultaneously, are easily distinguishable
When several files with the same name (but from different directories) are open at the same time, Kate displays the name or their respective directory with them, so that you can effortlessly see which file is which.
Pro Very handy switching between files in each pane, when you've gotten used to it
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Kate
Recommended 4 years ago
I was used to Notepad++ and thought that it was the best editor in the world. But once I got the hang of working with Kate it turned out to be much more efficient. I can open as much documents at the same time as I like. Session management allows me to switch quickly between tasks. It is lightning fast and q...
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Fast and minimalisticPro
Edit over FTP, SSH, or other protocolsPro
Syntax highlightingPro
Load big files very fastPro
By far one of the best and lightest text editorsPro
By far one of the best and lightest text editorsPro
Sessions are great, you can switch quickly between tasksPro
As many panes as you wish, in any layoutPro
As many panes as you wish, in any desired layoutPro
Very handy switching between files in each pane, when you've gotten used to itPro
Runs flawlessly and natively on LinuxPro
Modern, self explanatory GUIKate
Recommended 5 years ago
Kate, at first glance, looks very minimalistic and even simplistic, but it is very rich in features (just to mention some of them: block editing, multiple cursors, sorting, text statistics, regular expression search and replace, syntax highlighting for over a hundred languages, spellchecking, auto-complete,...
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Edit over FTP, SSH, or other protocolsPro
Thriving plugin ecosystemPro
Integrated terminalPro
Project modePro
Syntax highlightingPro
Excellent build pluginPro
Load big files very fastComments
Flagged Pros + Cons
Pro By far one of the best and lightest text editors
Notepads alternative (for the Windows users).
Pro Fast and minimaistic
Kate is pretty fast and lightweight. This helps it with it's start up speed.
Con Hard to install on Windows or OS X
Kate can be a little hard to install and configure, especially for beginners.
On Linux or BSD, it can be easily installed from your distribution's repositories.
Out of Date Pros + Cons
Con Hard to install
Kate can be a little hard to install and configure, especially for beginners.
On Linux or BSD, it can be easily installed from your distribution's repositories.