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Gedit

gedit (/ˈdʒɛdɪt/ or /ˈɡɛdɪt/) is a text editor designed for the GNOME desktop environment. It was GNOME's default text editor and part of the GNOME Core Applications until GNOME version 42 in March 2022, which changed the default text editor to GNOME Text Editor. Designed as a general-purpose text editor, gedit emphasizes simplicity and ease of use, with…

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Developers
Paolo Maggi Paolo Borelli Steve Frécinaux Jesse van den Kieboom James Willcox Chema Celorio Federico Mena Quintero[citation needed]
License
GPL-2.0-or-later
Operating system
Linux, MacOS, Windows
Preview release
43.alpha / 6 July 2022; 4 years ago (6 July 2022)
Release
February 12, 1999; 27 years ago (1999-02-12)
Repository
gitlab.gnome.org/World/gedit/gedit

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Gedit

Nodes39
Edges38
Triples35
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.051282
Components1

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Gedit

Top relations

related to Features · 12
Gedit → Bash, Enchant, GnomeVFS, GtkSourceView, GUI, GVfs, It, MediaWiki, Other, Python, Tabs, The
related to Architecture · 7
Gedit → Being, GNOME, GNOME Core Applications, GNOME Files, GTK, It, The GNOME
related to External links · 5
Gedit → Media, Wikimedia CommonsOfficial, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2, Windows, WindowsDownload
Developers · 1
Gedit → Paolo Maggi Paolo Borelli Steve Frécinaux Jesse van den Kieboom James Willcox Chema Celorio Federico Mena Quintero[citation needed]
License · 1
Gedit → GPL-2.0-or-later
Operating system · 1
Gedit → Linux, MacOS, Windows
Preview release · 1
Gedit → 43.alpha / 6 July 2022; 4 years ago (6 July 2022)
Release · 1
Gedit → February 12, 1999; 27 years ago (1999-02-12)
Repository · 1
Gedit → gitlab.gnome.org/World/gedit/gedit
Stable release · 1
Gedit → 49.0 / 16 January 2026; 7 months ago (16 January 2026)

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Important terminology

text gnome windows editor version also system files code highlighting python file uses applications includes designed printing features syntax license

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
GeditDevelopersPaolo Maggi Paolo Borelli Steve Frécinaux Jesse van den Kieboom James Willcox Chema Celorio Federico Mena Quintero[citation needed]1.00infobox
GeditLicenseGPL-2.0-or-later1.00infobox
GeditOperating systemLinux, MacOS, Windows1.00infobox
GeditPreview release43.alpha / 6 July 2022; 4 years ago (6 July 2022)1.00infobox
GeditReleaseFebruary 12, 1999; 27 years ago (1999-02-12)1.00infobox
GeditRepositorygitlab.gnome.org/World/gedit/gedit1.00infobox
GeditStable release49.0 / 16 January 2026; 7 months ago (16 January 2026)1.00infobox
GeditTypeText editor1.00infobox
GeditWebsitegedit-text-editor.org1.00infobox
GeditWritten inC, Python1.00infobox
markup languagesinstance ofIt includes tools for editing source code and structured text0.80text
Geditrelated to ArchitectureBeing0.60section

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