
Tabbed interface for working with multiple files. So what makes Notepad Plus Plus so special? Why do developers and coders alike love using it? To fill the gap a swathe of Linux alternatives to Notepad++ exist, the best known being Notepadqq, while other code editing tools aren’t afraid to acknowledge they draw inspiration in their respective feature sets from Notepad++. NOTE for Ubuntu 16.In this tutorial we show you how to install Notepad++ on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, as well as Linux Mint and other Ubuntu-based Linux distributions.įew text editors are as famous or as well loved as Notepad++, the free, open-source code editor built for Windows and written in C++.īut although Notepad Plus Plus (to say it aloud) is popular with developers, thanks to the small app size, good feature set, and decent performance, a Linux version of the app is not currently available. Sudo snap connect notepad-plus-plus:cups-controlįinally launch the text editor from your application launcher and enjoy! Sudo snap connect notepad-plus-plus:hardware-observe Sudo snap connect notepad-plus-plus:removable-media After installed the snap package, you may install some plugs via commands: sudo snap connect notepad-plus-plus:process-control Or you can open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and install the snap via Linux command: snap install notepad-plus-plusĢ.
To make things easy, the latest Notepad++ 7.5.6 runs with wine has been made as snap package, so it can be easily installed via Ubuntu Software:
And wine is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications on Linux.ġ. Snap is an universal Linux package format with almost all required libraries bundled in its installation file. For those who want to install Notepad++ text editor in Ubuntu, though there’s already a Linux alternative called Notepadqq, a snap package of Notepad plus plus running with Wine now is available.