The Best Text Editor on Ubuntu

[jauhari]

Hi All
I want to know, which one the best editor on Ubuntu? just like Notepad++ on windows or textpad on Mac OSX.

Can you give me information?

Thanks

:guitar:

[dumbsnake]

For IDEs:
there are tons of them... KDevelop, codeBlocks, Anjuta, Eclipse (see the stickies for this)

For straight text in a windowing environment:
Textedit is good
Emacs if you are willing to learn to use it

For console text editor:
Emacs is the best in my opinion
Nano is simpler to learn
some people like vi, but I've never taken the time to learn it

[avik]

I like Gedit (the default one). It's has many great features for programming, not to mention plugins to fill in the rest.

[rokclimb15]

Try geany. You won't be disappointed. Here's a quick post I wrote about it on my blog. It includes the feature list.

http://www.nerdhappens.com/geany-fast-ide-using-gtk2/

[santiagoward2000]

I use Mousepad, which comes with Xubuntu. It's nice and simple, but maybe you're looking for something with more functions.

[LaRoza]

some people like vi, but I've never taken the time to learn it

I am "some people", I like Vim (Vi Improved).

@op, there is no best editor, find one you like. Browser the stickies and experiment.

[zero-9376]

another vote for geany, they recently released a new version but i haven't been ablet to find debs for it yet

[Compyx]

Vim. Learn it, love it.

[FredB]

Hi All
I want to know, which one the best editor on Ubuntu? just like Notepad++ on windows or textpad on Mac OSX.

Can you give me information?

Thanks

:guitar:

I do love gedit for some python coding - very basic, I'm learning this programming language.

The simplest thing to do : install the main tools, test them, and keep the one you fell in love with.

[jauhari]

How about SciTE? this engine same as with Notepad++..

[w116tjb]

gedit for editing config files.
scite for writing programs.

[Tanjerine]

I've tried a bunch of text editors on K/Ubuntu and I still go back to jEdit (http://www.jedit.org (http://www.jedit.org/)). It's a little heavy (since it uses java) but it has all the features i need (or that i've gotten used to) for writing code (syntax highlighting, column selection, column editing...) and just plain text. plus it has tons of plugins! :)

[sloggerkhan]

I have used eclipse, geany, and gedit mostly. I like geany, eclipse has loads of features but is slow and bloated (IMO).

[remitaylor]

I use vim. ( code mostly in ruby & .NET )

Note: I used gedit before learning vim.

I like vim because ...
* vi (and sometimes vim) is pre-installed on every *nix box I've ever used
* I can use it just as well thru ssh as I can locally, and I can use gVim when stuck on Windows
* easy to script / automate

Takes awhile to learn, but I know I'm more productive, as I now feel slow when using other text editors. Other text editors don't usually let me perform a task, then repeat it on the next 10 lines (as an example).

Scripts/macros/plugins == less typing => happy programmer.

[Mlehliw]

If you are serious about wanting to use the best, then emacs and vim are your ONLY choices. For either one you will have to invest some serious time to get through the learning curve but it's worth it. The productivity you will gain is amazing.

I use vim because I needed a text editor I could use over ssh and I find navigating files in vim to be less straining than emacs (ctrl-shift-alt-meta lol).

[PointyWombat]

definitely vi for it's ubiquity and functionality.

[Acglaphotis]

I recommend SciTE or Vim

[d3br074]

I like jedit as well, but i only use it for program creation as it is slow. It DOES have ALL the features you could imagine though.

[wolfbone]

I like jedit as well, but i only use it for program creation as it is slow. It DOES have ALL the features you could imagine though.

Well... I'd say that depends on whether or not your imagination has been introduced to Emacs ;-).

[ThinkBuntu]

Hi All
I want to know, which one the best editor on Ubuntu? just like Notepad++ on windows or textpad on Mac OSX.

Can you give me information?

Thanks

:guitar:

I think you're referring to TextMate for the Mac. I love using that for all sorts of code. BBedit is good too, but just can't measure up.

[BobHur]

Thanks to all who recommended Geany, I really like it!

[Rytron]

Just tried Geany.
It is great.

[Can+~]

Geany is great, but I wanted auto completion for my python + gtk thingies, so I tried everything until I found Editra (http://editra.org/).

[Fbot1]

I suggest using the one you find most customizable. Both the Emacs and Vi style have their advantages and eventually you will really want to change something anyway.

[kaens]

I started using emacs about a month ago, and although it has a bit of a learning curve, it's more than worth learning - after a bit of learning, you can mold it to your every editing whim.

[jespdj]

I use Eclipse (which is a complete IDE, not a text editor) every day. With the Java EE tools it is very good for editing Java, HTML, CSS, XML, and many other types of files. It's absolutely much better than a text editor for Java, because of the many automatic formatting, source code completion and refactoring tools.

Geany is a very nice light weight IDE. Gedit is a good text editor which can be extended with plugins.

On Windows, UltraEdit is my favourite text editor. I miss UltraEdit's column mode, which is sometimes very convenient, on Gedit and other Linux editors...

[cybergrunt]

I know this sig is a bit old but I really wanted to compound how much excellent Geany is. It really is a rocking programmers editor for people out there who just don't have the inclination, time or patience to learn VI or Emacs. If you love Notepad++ on Windows then you'll be very happy working in Geany.

[cb951303]

for GNOME geany or gedit (also medit looks promising but too buggy for now)
for KDE nothing beats Kate

EDIT: Just a heads up. With text editors, IMO, the most important thing is plugins. If you don't like a text editor because it doesn't have X feature, don't forget to look up for plugins ;)

[cb951303]

Double

[hessiess]

Vim! ;)

[gjoellee]

It is "Gedit" which comes by default. Just check two options and you have near the same as Notepad++

[matmatmat]

What about scribes? Templates & more.

[benmoran]

I've grown to love Geany.

[nvteighen]

Emacs!

(Man, these threads are so silly... :p)

[loganwm]

Kate comes standard with Kubuntu, but with about the same effort it takes to get Amarok working in Ubuntu (Which I like better than the standard one on Ubuntu) you can have it up and running with a lot of great standard features for programming.

Emacs!

(Man, these threads are so silly... :p)
http://xkcd.com/378/

[tep200377]

Try geany. You won't be disappointed. Here's a quick post I wrote about it on my blog. It includes the feature list.

http://www.nerdhappens.com/geany-fast-ide-using-gtk2/


I did try Geany, and its pretty cool :)
thanks for the tip!

[multiedit]

UltraEdit and nothing but UE! Until this editor had been released for Linux, it was one of the main reasons why I stayed with Windows. It is available for all Linux platforms now.
http://www.ultraedit.com/downloads/uex.html
Or check Ubuntu Software Center --> UEx

[SNYP40A1]

Hi All
I want to know, which one the best editor on Ubuntu? just like Notepad++ on windows or textpad on Mac OSX.

Can you give me information?

Thanks

:guitar:

I run Notepad++ in WINE. I have found no better editor on any OS or anywhere.

[CyberJack]

For normal text editing I use geany. For Programming I use netbeans.

[Tibuda]

(G)Vim for me, but keep this in mind:
Usually, there is no single "best" application to perform a given task. It's up to you to choose, depending on your preferences, features you require, and other factors. (http://ubottu.com/factoids.cgi?search=best)

[maraldi]

I use either kate or Mousepad.

Kate has more features but it's still not huge and complicated.

Mousepad is just simple.

[abhilashm86]

vim or vim.tiny try it!! i say you will just not learn but learn to type fast n effective!!
i do most of edits using vim.

type vimtutor in terminal for straight advantages!!

[diesch]

There's no editor like Emacs. It even has a psychotherapist built in.

[gusnan]

How often does this question come up? :)

My answer is SciTE - And it is nice to see there are some people more than me that agrees... Unfortunately, it looks like the version in Ubuntu is pretty outdated though.