{"id":552490,"date":"2023-02-15T20:00:10","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T17:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-install-notepad-on-linux-and-5-alternatives-to-try\/"},"modified":"2023-02-15T20:00:10","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T17:00:10","slug":"how-to-install-notepad-on-linux-and-5-alternatives-to-try","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-install-notepad-on-linux-and-5-alternatives-to-try\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Install Notepad++ on Linux (and 5 Alternatives to Try)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3fbfd5d01c4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-install-notepad-on-linux-and-5-alternatives-to-try\/#%E2%80%9CHow_to_Install_Notepad_on_Linux_and_5_Alternatives_to_Try%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How to Install Notepad++ on Linux (and 5 Alternatives to Try)&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-install-notepad-on-linux-and-5-alternatives-to-try\/#Does_My_Favorite_App_Run_on_Linux\" >Does My Favorite App Run on Linux?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-install-notepad-on-linux-and-5-alternatives-to-try\/#The_Notepad_Approach\" >The Notepad++ Approach<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-install-notepad-on-linux-and-5-alternatives-to-try\/#Installing_Notepad_on_Linux\" >Installing Notepad++ on Linux<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-install-notepad-on-linux-and-5-alternatives-to-try\/#Launching_Notepad\" >Launching Notepad++<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-install-notepad-on-linux-and-5-alternatives-to-try\/#Alternatives_to_Notepad\" >Alternatives to Notepad++<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-install-notepad-on-linux-and-5-alternatives-to-try\/#Nano\" >Nano<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-install-notepad-on-linux-and-5-alternatives-to-try\/#Micro\" >Micro<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-install-notepad-on-linux-and-5-alternatives-to-try\/#Notepadqq\" >Notepadqq<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-install-notepad-on-linux-and-5-alternatives-to-try\/#Geany\" >Geany<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-install-notepad-on-linux-and-5-alternatives-to-try\/#Visual_Studio_Code\" >Visual Studio Code<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-install-notepad-on-linux-and-5-alternatives-to-try\/#Give_Them_a_Test_Drive\" >Give Them a Test Drive<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_to_Install_Notepad_on_Linux_and_5_Alternatives_to_Try%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How to Install Notepad++ on Linux (and 5 Alternatives to Try)&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-791996\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shutterstock_321627716.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Linux laptop showing a bash prompt\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-vector\/linux-interface-screen-notebook-world-map-321627716\">fatmawati achmad zaenuri\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Notepad++ isn&#8217;t supported on Linux but you can run it using Wine, a Windows emulator. There&#8217;s a snap package that wraps Notepad++, Wine, and all dependencies in an easy-to-install package. But you might be better off considering an alternative Linux-native editor.<\/p>\n<p>Notepad++ is a popular editor on Windows, but it doesn\u2019t have official Linux support. However, running Notepad++ on Linux isn\u2019t impossible either, and we\u2019ll show you how. We\u2019ll also show you some noteworthy alternatives to consider in case our workarounds don\u2019t suit you.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_My_Favorite_App_Run_on_Linux\"><\/span>Does My Favorite App Run on Linux?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Moving to Linux from Windows requires a lot of learning, change, and adjustment. This is to be expected and, actually, should be embraced. What would be the point in moving to Linux if everything was the same as the operating system you were leaving?<\/p>\n<p>The degree of culture shock you experience partly depends on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/366699\/what-can-you-actually-run-on-linux\/\">what software you ran on Windows. If you\u2019re familiar with, say, LibreOffice and Thunderbird on Windows, you\u2019ll see no difference in using them on Linux. But the chances are, you use packages that are not supported on Linux. So what can you do?<\/p>\n<p>You can almost always find an acceptable alternative. In fact, there\u2019s probably a choice of different packages. They might not look the same as their Windows equivalents, and they might take some time to adjust to, but you\u2019ll find office suites, graphic editing packages, mail clients, and everything else you need.<\/p>\n<p>Some software is available as an online service, such as Microsoft 365, so not having a desktop client isn\u2019t really an issue. But most software providers don\u2019t offer a Software-as-a-Service version of their products.<\/p>\n<p>If you absolutely must have a particular Windows <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lication, you can try running it under Wine. Wine is a Windows emulation for Linux that tries to convince Windows applications they\u2019re running under Windows. Some packages run just fine, others can be a bit flaky.<\/p>\n<p>Another way to access Windows applications on a Linux computer is to use <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.virtualbox.org\/\">VirtualBox<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/help.gnome.org\/users\/gnome-boxes\/stable\/\">GNOME Boxes<\/a>, or another virtualization tool and install Windows in a virtual computer. This means your applications will be running natively in Windows, so they should be as stable as they are on a physical Windows computer.<\/p>\n<p>However, that solution has its own issues. For example, using your software in Windows and accessing files stored in your Linux environment is clunky. It\u2019s possible, but it isn\u2019t the smoothest workflow.<\/p>\n<p>Neither Wine nor virtualization deliver an optimal solution. Both have layers of abstraction between the software and the Linux computer, both come with additional hard drive and processing overheads, and they\u2019re slower than running a native Linux application. Neither solution is newbie-friendly.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Notepad_Approach\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_1\">The Notepad++ Approach<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Notepad++ is a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/notepad-plus-plus.org\/\">very popular text editor<\/a> on Windows. It has many features that make it particularly suitable for editing program source code. It sits somewhere between a fully-loaded text editor and a true integrated development environment.<\/p>\n<p>It is not supported on Linux, so there really isn\u2019t any such thing as the \u201cNotepad++ approach.\u201d The technique used to get Notepad++ running on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/snapcraft.io\/notepad-plus-plus\">Linux is an unofficial effort<\/a>. The Notepad++ development team have nothing to do with it.<\/p>\n<p>The project provides a simple means to install Notepad++ and a pre-configured Wine environment to run it in, in a single Snap package. This delivers the Notepad++ software, Wine, all dependencies, and the necessary Wine configuration to run Notepad++.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Installing_Notepad_on_Linux\"><\/span>Installing Notepad++ on Linux<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You\u2019ll need to have Snap installed on your computer. It comes pre-installed on Ubuntu systems. On other distributions\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/660193\/how-to-work-with-snap-packages-on-linux\/\">you\u2019ll probably need to install it.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have Snap installed, you can install the \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/snapcraft.io\/notepad-plus-plus\">Notepad++ (WINE)<\/a>\u201d snap with this command. Because it is a Snap package and doesn\u2019t use your distribution\u2019s package manager, the command is the same for all versions of Linux.<\/p>\n<pre>sudo snap install notepad-plus-plus<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-867541\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1-5.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Installing the Notepad++ (WINE) snap\" width=\"644\" height=\"95\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll see a progress bar while the snap is downloaded. Once the file is downloaded the installation will begin.<\/p>\n<p>Be prepared for a long wait. We tried this on three test computers, running Ubuntu, Manjaro, and Fedora. On each one it took at least 13 minutes to install the snap. Be patient, it does eventually complete.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Launching_Notepad\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_3\">Launching Notepad++<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To start Notepad++, press the \u201cSuper\u201d key, which is located on between the left-hand \u201cCtrl\u201d and \u201cAlt\u201d keys. Start to type \u201cnotepad\u201d in the search bar, and you\u2019ll soon see the Notepad++ icon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-867542\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/8-4.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"280\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Click the icon to launch Notepad++. There\u2019s another delay here, but it only happens the first time you launch the application. A small dialog informs you that Wine is creating its configuration files.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-867543\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/5-5.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The configuring Wine notification dialog\" width=\"290\" height=\"105\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>When this dialog closes, another dialog tells you that the Wine compatibility layers are being prepared.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-867544\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/6-4.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The dialog shown while Wine configures its compatibility layers\" width=\"394\" height=\"55\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>When this dialog closes, the Notepad++ application is launched. In the future, when you start the application, it launches without these two delays.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-867545\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/7-4.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The Notepad++ Help, About dialog \" width=\"644\" height=\"355\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As you can see, the version of Notepad++ contained in this snap is 8.4.8, which is\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/notepad-plus-plus.org\/downloads\/\">the current version<\/a>\u00a0as of writing.<\/p>\n<p>You can tell this is a Windows application running on Linux. The default encoding for line ends follows the Windows convention of \u201cCarriage Return\u201d and \u201cLine Feed\u201d, instead of the Unix\/\/Linux convention of \u201cLinefeed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This can be changed by double-clicking on the encoding notification in the status bar, and choosing \u201cUnix (LF)\u201d from the context menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-867546\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/9-4.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The line-end encoding menu\" width=\"325\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Opening a \u201cFile Open\u201d or \u201cFile Save\u201d dialog shows another hang-over from Windows, with \u201cMy Computer\u201d showing in the directory tree.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-867547\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/10-4.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The &quot;File Open&quot; dialog in Notepad++, showing the &quot;My Computer&quot; directory tree entry\" width=\"285\" height=\"220\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Alternatives_to_Notepad\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_4\">Alternatives to Notepad++<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On Linux, your options for editing text are numerous. All distributions ship with a couple of editors, such as nano and Vim. All the others are just one installation command away. So if the Linux port of Notepad++ doesn\u2019t suit you, at least one of these editors will.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nano\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_5\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nano-editor.org\/\">Nano<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-867548\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/12-2.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The nano terminal-based text editor\" width=\"644\" height=\"380\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Nano is a great but basic terminal-based editor, and it has some odd keybindings. It\u2019s preinstalled on many Linux distros, though, so you can likely try it out without installing anything.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>The Beginner&#8217;s Guide to Nano, the Linux Command-Line Text Editor<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Micro\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_6\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/micro-editor.github.io\/\">Micro<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-867549\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/23.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The Micro terminal-based text editor\" width=\"644\" height=\"361\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re doing anything more sophisticated than tweaking configuration files, you\u2019ll find yourself looking for more functionality very quickly. Micro is a good upgrade\u00a0and one we recommend over nano.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Notepadqq\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_7\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/notepadqq.com\/s\/\">Notepadqq<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-867569\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/16-2.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Notepadqq with the Language menu selected, and the C submenu expanded\" width=\"644\" height=\"380\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The closest thing to a native Linux like-for-like replacement for Notepad++ is Notepadqq.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not identical, but it is visually very close with familiar menu names and menu options where you\u2019d expect to find them. You can install it as a snap, with this command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo snap install notepadqq<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-867555\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/17.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Installing the Notepadqq snap\" width=\"576\" height=\"75\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Some distributions have Notepadqq in their repositories, too. On Ubuntu you can use:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install notepadqq<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-867556\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/15-3.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Installing notepadqq on Ubuntu\" width=\"644\" height=\"55\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>And Manjaro users can type:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo pacman -S notepadqq<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-867558\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/18.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Installing notepadqq on Manjaro\" width=\"644\" height=\"55\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Notepadqq doesn\u2019t support macros, but for straight editing purposes it has all of the major Notepad++ functionality, with tabs, syntax highlighting, and many of the same keyboard shortcut bindings.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Geany\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_8\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.geany.org\/\">Geany<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-867559\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The Geany IDE editing C source code\" width=\"644\" height=\"380\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you want something more like a traditional integrated development environment, you could use Geany.<\/p>\n<p>Geany is found in all repositories. It is a feature-rich, fast, and stable IDE, with a wide selection of plug-ins.\u00a0Geany is geared toward source code editing, and managing development projects. If you don\u2019t do any development, a straightforward text editor is a better option.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Visual_Studio_Code\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_9\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/code.visualstudio.com\/\">Visual Studio Code<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-867562\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/22.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Microsoft Visual Code editing C source code\" width=\"644\" height=\"380\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you need it, you can even install and use Microsoft Visual Studio Code. This is available as a snap, too, making installation easy.<\/p>\n<pre>sudo snap install<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-867561\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/21.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Installing the Visual Studio Code snap\" width=\"644\" height=\"55\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This gives you what is probably the world\u2019s most famous IDE, right on your desktop, running as a true Linux application. In fact, if you\u2019re moving over from Windows, you might already know Visual Studio Code.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"wrap-up\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Give_Them_a_Test_Drive\"><\/span>Give Them a Test Drive<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The only way to know if you\u2019ll get on with a tool is to use it. All of these editors and IDEs are free. Install them, and try them.<\/p>\n<p>If you absolutely have to have Notepad++, install the snap. If you\u2019re open to another editor as long as it is sufficiently capable, Notepadqq will probably fit the bill. And it will be running as a native Linux app, too.<\/p>\n<p>If you need an IDE, you have choices there too. Geany is fast and lightweight, Visual Studio Code has superior code completion, but it is more resource hungry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>5 Linux Alternatives for Windows PowerToys<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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