What are the alternatives to Notepad++ on Ubuntu?

I use Notepad++ on Windows 7 and I want to know if there is a good substitution for it on Ubuntu.

I want something that is good for editing html files.

Solution 1:

Actually you can install Notepad++ by installing wine first:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install wine

But some good alternatives are:

1. Vim
2. Emacs
3. Geany
4. kate (in KDE, running in unity with the installation of the proper KDE dependences)
5. Sublime (free, unlimited trial version/ or $70.00 US Dollars)
6. GEdit
7. Komodo Edit (in KDE)
8. Editra

Of these, Geany and GEdit are my favorites, but it depends on your needs. If you are looking for something more complex, there is the Aptana Studio which I mentioned in detail as an answer in this question: Basic Web Development IDE/Editor like Dreamweaver?

Good luck!

Solution 2:

Thanks to the work of Daniel Di Sardi there is an editor inspired to Notepad++ for Linux:

Notepadqq is a Notepad++-like editor for the Linux desktop.

It has a nice PPA (the home page says it's for 14.04, but the launchpad has versions from Utopic to Xenial), so you can install easily by

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:notepadqq-team/notepadqq
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install notepadqq

As another option, SciTe is based on the same "editing building block" of Notepad++, Scintilla.

Solution 3:

It is actually possible to install Notepad++ on Ubuntu. Just run the following commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install wine

Then, download the Notepad++ Windows installer, right click it, and select Open With -> Wine Windows Program Loader. Follow the typical installation process and you should be able to open Notepad++ from your Dash.