Notepad2-mod vs Kate
When comparing Notepad2-mod vs Kate, the Slant community recommends Notepad2-mod for most people. In the question“What are the best simple text editors for Windows?” Notepad2-mod is ranked 7th while Kate is ranked 8th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Can replace Windows Notepad
Pro Simple and fast
Pro Code folding
Pro Syntax highlighting
Supports more languages than the original Notepad2.
Pro 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.
Pro 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.
Pro Fast and minimaistic
Kate is pretty fast and lightweight. This helps it with it's start up speed.
Pro Syntax highlighting
Kate supports syntax highlighting for over 180 languages, from Assembler to Zsh.
Pro 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.
Pro 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.
Pro By far one of the best and lightest text editors.
Notepads alternative (for the Windows users).
Pro Vi entry mode
Kate has a vi entry mode.
Cons
Con Certain useful features are missing
No multi-caret.
Markdown syntax colouring for headers, quotes, etc. only styles the character, not the line.
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.