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FeatherPad vs Kate

A side-by-side look at FeatherPad and Kate. 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.

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Kate

Kate

Development

Kate is a free and open-source advanced text editor for Linux, UNIX, Windows and macOS. It provides syntax highlighting, project management, plugins and other features for programmers and developers.

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