This post from Ubuntu Unleashed on using Mousepad as a lightweight alternative to Gedit or Kate got me thinking about my favorite lightweight gui text editor: Leafpad.

Now of course, this thing is no-frills, bare-basics only. But it’s also sleek, visually appealing, supports line numbers, text search, drag and drop, and it has unlimited undo/redo. It takes up significantly less resources than some of the more “mainstream ” editors, and it’s great for my everyday text editing needs (of course, I’m no programmer).

What’s your favorite gui text editor? Let us know in the comments.

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