notepadqq
It support for multiple programming languages, multiple encodings, plugins and unnamed buffers.
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The autobackup feature built into this app causes it to crash. Be sure to quickly disable it into the settings. Not ideal. This issue aside, it's a nice editor. It's easy and not too complex and complicated to set up, I like it.
As of 9/15/2024, soon crashes after startup on Mint 22. Cannot recommend. As of 10/13/2024, I've learned that the autobackup feature is what causes the crashes. Sometimes I've noticed that Mint packages get configured to try to automatically save files in system locations to which they don't have permission, maybe that's the problem here?
I was searching for an editor that builds a tree view of the document. On NP++ this is done by indentation. Couldn't figure it out in NPqq. The program is sleek, I give it that, but I have to join the voices who report crashing after seconds. It works on my laptop but not the desktop, even with autosave off. There is "NP next" but since it's dependent on KDE, the flatpack is super huge. I'm now going with Wine and NP++.
If you have problems with crashes, try the following: Open app, navigate to settings, disable "Backup open documents every"
Crashes on Mint 22 but will stay alive disabling auto backup. Like it as it replicates practically all functions of NotePad++ that I use on W10.
This program has a ton of potential, but it crashes within seconds of opening and needs a serious overhaul for Mint/Ubuntu distros. Hopefully that will come soon. I would love to see an update. (Please note that on Mint, my review reflects the expected general user experience, not my personal technical knowledge to fix).
It's the best Notepad++ alternative for Linux that I could find, personally, but that doesn't mean too much given the limited competition. I haven't been experiencing the crashes or lost data or whatever of everyone else, what made me stop using it was it's slow launch times compared to xed. Speed is a huge factor in why I use Linux, and if an app can't be fast, I'll just go for an alternative that is, even if I'll miss some of the slower app's features...
It would be nice if it was reliable but notepadqq is prone to randomly crash, which causes you to lose any unsaved data. It does seem to periodically auto save a cache but this may be older than the last save you did, and when you restart it after a crash, it loads the older cached copy instead of the more recent saved copy. Because it is not reliable, it can be frustrating to type a lot of text only to lose it when it crashes.
**IMPORTANT** Unsaved cached tabs disappear without warning between login sessions. Spontaneous crashes lose all unsaved data. This is alpha quality. https://imgur.com/a/6DCG5K6
It's very good. I wish it had a "compare" plugin (like Notepad++ has), then it would be perfect.
Great multi-purpose text editor, works pretty well for code too. Used it for years!
Great little editor, espacially if you dont have time to learn vim etc. Also nice themes in settings/preferences.