Notepadqq is a best alternative to Notepad++ for Ubuntu/Linux Mint | Linux Today

Notepadqq is a best alternative to Notepad++ for Ubuntu/Linux Mint

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 31, 2015

Do you miss Notepadd++ which is only available for Microsoft Windows? Here is an alternative for you called “Notepadqq” released under GPL (GNU General Public License) Version 3. Notepadqq is a Notepad++-like editor for the Linux desktop. It helps developers by providing all you can expect from a general purpose text editor, such as syntax highlighting for more than 100 different languages, code folding, color schemes, file monitoring, multiple selection and much more. You can search text using the power of regular expressions.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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