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Kate Editor
Kate is a powerful and versatile text editor designed for viewing and editing a wide variety of text files, with a strong emphasis on programming and development.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Get an edge in editing with a feature-packed text editor for developers and power users.
Pros
- +Highly customizable with configurable hotkeys and plugins.
- +Excellent support for programming with advanced coding features.
- +Cross-platform availability (Linux, Windows, macOS).
- +Efficient for complex projects with multi-file editing and project navigation.
- +Includes essential data recovery features like backups and swap files.
Key features
- ✓View and edit multiple documents simultaneously with split views
- ✓Syntax highlighting for over 400 languages
- ✓Multi-cursor and multi-selection editing
- ✓Embedded terminal for console commands
- ✓Autocompletion with Language Server Protocol (LSP) support
- ✓Project sidebar for directory navigation
- ✓Powerful search and replace across projects and files
- ✓Scriptable auto indentation and smart comment/uncomment handling
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kate | — | month | Syntax highlighting for over 400 languages; Bracket navigation; On-the-fly spellchecking |