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FeatherPad vs Geany

A side-by-side look at FeatherPad and Geany. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

FeatherPad

FeatherPad

Office & Productivity

FeatherPad is a lightweight text editor for Linux. It has basic editing features like syntax highlighting and search/replace, but aims to provide a simple, easy-to-use interface without unnecessary bells and whistles. Good for quick edits of configs, notes, etc.

lightweightsimplelinuxtext-editorquick-editsconfigsnotes
Geany

Geany

Development

Geany is a lightweight, fast, and powerful cross-platform text editor. It has support for syntax highlighting for over 150 file types, code folding, auto-completion, symbol lists, etc. Geany is customizable and extensible via plugins.

lightweightfastcrossplatformsyntax-highlightingcode-foldingautocompletion

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