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Kate vs Standard Notes

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When comparing Kate vs Standard Notes, the Slant community recommends Standard Notes for most people. In the question“What are the best knowledge base systems for personal use?” Standard Notes is ranked 11th while Kate is ranked 22nd. The most important reason people chose Standard Notes is:

Notes are encrypted and secured so only you can decrypt them.

Specs

PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux, BSD

Collaborative editingNo

LicenseLGPL-2.0-or-later, MIT

RTLYes

PlatformsWindows, Linux, Mac, iOS, Android, Web

TechnologyTypeScript, Docker

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Pros

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Integrated terminal

Has a terminal that can sync to the location of your document, letting you compile or run your program quickly or run quick commands, all without leaving the editor.

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Project mode

Kate allows you to make projects to simplify the organisation of your code. This brings in additional organization of an IDE without the overhead.

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Fast and minimaistic

Kate is pretty fast and lightweight. This helps it with it's start up speed.

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Syntax highlighting

Kate supports syntax highlighting for over 180 languages, from Assembler to Zsh.

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Edit over FTP, SSH, or other protocols

Kate uses KDE's input and output libraries to read and write files, allowing seamless integration with FTP, SMB, SFTP, and many other protocols.

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Thriving plugin ecosystem

Lots of plugins allow Kate to expand or shrink based on your needs. It includes GDB integration, XML completion, and symbol viewing to speed up programming.