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I've been looking for a Linux version of Notepad++ for what feels like years. I started learning vim but can't use it at work as I'm stuck on windows (which vi

I've been looking for a Linux version of Notepad++ for what feels like years. I started learning vim but can't use it at work as I'm stuck on windows (which vim is rubbish on), and the way they (IT dept) installed it basically made it worse, so I never used it enough for it to be my go-to.

Bigpet 5y ago
wxMEdit (formerly MadEdit) filled that niche for me for years. It does seem that recent versions do have some bugs that occasionally rear their head, but it's still very usable. At least it was for me, Using Notepad++ for editing config files, batch files, large sql stuff from time to time and the occasional binary. Including search and replace in a bunch of directories.
rufus_foreman 5y ago
You could run Notepad++ with Wine.
- rubyist5eva 5y ago
  I used to work with a greybeard that did exactly this, and it seemed to work very well for him!
  - rufus_foreman 5y ago
    I'm an old-school Linux user, and way back when I considered Wine to be sort of a joke. It's gotten better and better over the decades and it's been pretty impressive when I've used it recently.
    - macintux 5y ago
      Completely off-topic, but your comment reminded me of the "For Dummies" books; I spotted a copy of "Wine For Dummies" in the mid-90s and was briefly excited that the software was mainstream enough to warrant it.
Phelinofist 5y ago
I recently started using Notepadqq (https://notepadqq.com https://notepadqq.com) and so far it is quite okay. It is not as sophisticated as Notepad++ but it does the job.
afarviral 5y ago
I can find no compelling evidence that vim users are more efficient than non-vim users, and I have first-hand experience with the extra cognitive load of vim commands and and distracting config-fiddling... however, I learned vim and use vim-emulation in all the software I use which support it, just kind of a nasty habit which comes in handy for corner-cases like editing over SSH. Anyway, I was going to say gVim is lovely on windows, with a little customization and doesn't require admin privileges (though it will likely be contrary to your companies IT policy to side-load it). Other alternatives are using vim emulation in VSCode or one of the Jetbrains editors (probably the strongest candidate for vim emulation: IdeaVim).
- afarviral 5y ago
  Notepad++ doesn't support vim emulation, at least when I last investigated. It's a solid editor, so it's a shame.

Bigpet 5y ago

wxMEdit (formerly MadEdit) filled that niche for me for years. It does seem that recent versions do have some bugs that occasionally rear their head, but it's still very usable. At least it was for me, Using Notepad++ for editing config files, batch files, large sql stuff from time to time and the occasional binary. Including search and replace in a bunch of directories.

rufus_foreman 5y ago

You could run Notepad++ with Wine.

rubyist5eva 5y ago
I used to work with a greybeard that did exactly this, and it seemed to work very well for him!
- rufus_foreman 5y ago
  I'm an old-school Linux user, and way back when I considered Wine to be sort of a joke. It's gotten better and better over the decades and it's been pretty impressive when I've used it recently.
  - macintux 5y ago
    Completely off-topic, but your comment reminded me of the "For Dummies" books; I spotted a copy of "Wine For Dummies" in the mid-90s and was briefly excited that the software was mainstream enough to warrant it.

Phelinofist 5y ago

I recently started using Notepadqq (https://notepadqq.com https://notepadqq.com) and so far it is quite okay. It is not as sophisticated as Notepad++ but it does the job.

afarviral 5y ago

I can find no compelling evidence that vim users are more efficient than non-vim users, and I have first-hand experience with the extra cognitive load of vim commands and and distracting config-fiddling... however, I learned vim and use vim-emulation in all the software I use which support it, just kind of a nasty habit which comes in handy for corner-cases like editing over SSH. Anyway, I was going to say gVim is lovely on windows, with a little customization and doesn't require admin privileges (though it will likely be contrary to your companies IT policy to side-load it). Other alternatives are using vim emulation in VSCode or one of the Jetbrains editors (probably the strongest candidate for vim emulation: IdeaVim).

afarviral 5y ago
Notepad++ doesn't support vim emulation, at least when I last investigated. It's a solid editor, so it's a shame.