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GNOME Text Editor vs NoteTab
Both stand on text editors. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan Linux
GNOME Text Editor provides a focused Linux text-editing experience with syntax highlighting and open-source development. Flathub supplies the current installation route and architecture options.
Visit GNOME Text Editor Free plan LinuxWindows
NoteTab offers a free basic editor and a fuller Pro and Standard package with web-development tools. Buyers should note the Light feature omissions and the stated Unicode limitation before choosing an edition.
Visit NoteTabThe facts
| GNOME Text Editor | NoteTab | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Linux | Linux, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | See the plans |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Maker | Not published | NoteTab |
| Website | apps.gnome.org | notetab.com |
| On text editors | #39 of 82 | #43 of 82 |
GNOME Text Editor: what it does well
- Free and open source
- Edits text files on Linux
- Syntax highlighting interface
- x86_64 and aarch64 builds listed
- Source code publicly available
What to know first
- Linux only
- Nightly builds may not work as intended
- No free trial is offered
NoteTab: what it does well
- Free Light edition for private or professional use
- HTML5 and CSS3 support in Pro
- Two-pane outliner and real-time word count
- Portable from a USB flash drive
- Indefinite single-user license
What to know first
- Light lacks wildcard searching
- Light omits multilingual spell-checking and thesaurus
- Unicode files with some special characters cannot be edited
- Linux support is through Wine
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