https://github.com/zrax/qtextpad

Lightweight cross-platform text editor using KF6's syntax highlighting repository.
https://github.com/zrax/qtextpad

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Lightweight cross-platform text editor using KF6's syntax highlighting repository.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/zrax/qtextpad
• Owner: zrax
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2018-05-19T19:34:06.000Z (about 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-02-19T22:39:39.000Z (3 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-28T06:11:10.615Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: cxx, hacktoberfest, qt5, text-editor
• Language: C++
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.36 MB
• Stars: 35
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 10
• Open Issues: 4
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: COPYING

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README

        
# QTextPad

***A Lightweight Qt-based code and text editor***

QTextPad is designed to be a simple, lightweight text editor that works

seamlessly and simply across several desktop platforms.

It was created out of a desire to have a fast and light editor like the

excellent [Notepad2](http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html), but with

support for other platforms like Linux and macOS, and for a much larger

range of file formats.  To that end, QTextPad uses the same Syntax

Highlighting library that powers [Kate](https://kate-editor.org/), giving

it access to the same (ever-growing) repository of file formats that Kate

supports.

## Features

* Supported on Windows, Linux, macOS

* Syntax highlighting support for hundreds of file types and dialects.

  * (Optional) online update of file type support, directly from

    Kate's repository.

* Support for reading and writing many common text encodings.

* Fast, lightweight design -- no plugins, session management, etc.

  to deal with when you just want to open a file.

* Attractive design with Light or Dark Theme.

* Many helpful code editing features inspired by other popular editors

  like Notepad2, Kate, gedit...

## Screenshots

Windows 10, default theme:

![Windows 10](ss_win.png)

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KDE Plasma, dark theme:

![Arch Linux](ss_lnx.png)

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## Get It

* **Windows**:  You can download an installer or a portable zip file compatible

  with Windows 10 1709 or later from the GitHub

  [releases](https://github.com/zrax/qtextpad/releases) page.

* **macOS**:  You can download a dmg compatible with macOS 12 (Monterey)

  or later from the GitHub [releases](https://github.com/zrax/qtextpad/releases)

  page.  Note that these packages are currently not signed.

* **Arch Linux**:  Install [qtextpad](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/qtextpad)

  from AUR.

* **Build from source**:

  * Requirements:

    * [CMake](https://cmake.org/download)

    * [Qt 5.10+ or 6.5+](https://www.qt.io/download)

    * [KF5/KF6 Syntax Highlighting](https://download.kde.org/stable/frameworks)

      * NOTE: Use KF6 for Qt6 and KF5 for Qt5

    * [ICU4C](https://icu.unicode.org/home)

      * NOTE: Optional on Windows when using the Windows 10 1709 or later SDK.

  * On recent Linux platforms, you can usually find all of the above

    requirements in your distribution's repositories.