Kate

Kate

KDE
5.0 out of 5 stars
Kate Light Table

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Kate:

About

Kate is packed with features that will make it easier for you to view and edit all your text files. Kate lets you to edit and view many files at the same time, both in tabs and split views, and comes with a wide variety of plugins, including an embedded terminal that lets you launch console commands directly from Kate, powerful search and replace plugins, and a preview plugin that can show you what your MD, HTML and even SVG will look like. Kate supports highlighting for over 300 languages making it easier to read code in almost all programming languages. Kate also understands how brackets works and will help you navigate inside complex code blocks hierarchies. On-the-fly spellchecking is also included and will help you check your text before publishing. Work on multiple files at the same time with split views. Use the project sidebar to navigate your project directory structures and use Kate's smart tabs to quickly access your recently opened documents.
Light Table:

About

Connects you to your creation with instant feedback and showing data values flow through your code. Easily customizable from keybinds to extensions to be completely tailored to your specific project. Try new ideas quickly and easily. Ask questions about your software, to give you a more profound understanding of your code. Embed anything you want, from graphs to games to running visualizations. Everything from eval and debugging to a fuzzy finder for files and commands to fit seamlessly into your workflow. An elegant, lightweight, beautifully designed layout so your IDE is no longer cluttered. No more printing to the console in order to view your results. Simply evaluate your code and the results will be displayed inline. Developer tools should be open source. Every bit of Light Table's code is available to the community because none of us are as smart as all of us.
Kate:

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported
Light Table:

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported
Kate:

Audience

Content creators and programmers in search of a solution to view and edit all their text files
Light Table:

Audience

Code editor solution for developers
Kate:

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported
Light Table:

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported
Kate:

API

Offers API Supported
Light Table:

API

Offers API Not Supported
Kate:

Screenshots and Videos

Light Table:

Screenshots and Videos

Kate:

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Not Supported
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Pricing

No information available.
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Not Supported
Kate:

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 4.0 / 5
design 4.0 / 5
Light Table:

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 0.0 / 5
ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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Kate:

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • It's free and open-source, extremely fast start-up times, uses very little memory, and surprisingly customizable (I barely did any myself though; I wanted to keep it light). I find it useful for swiftly taking notes at a moment's notice, but I have also used it to quickly peek through config files, source code, or even certain text documents--they all just work. As a user who swaps between Windows and Linux, it being cross-platform is such a huge plus for me, and is the leading reason why I use it over Notepad++. As much as I like tinkering with software and hardware alike, I also don't want to find out that certain features I use regularly on one OS's notepad don't exist on other OS's notepads, even some third-party ones. It's just some peace of mind.

Cons

  • It lags for ~1 sec when it wraps text for the first time since the app was opened. Even after using this app for over a year, I still find the logo hard to identify as a text editor of any kind. I still have to tell people who borrow my laptop that my notepad app is this, even when it's pinned to the taskbar and start menu.
Kate:

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported
Light Table:

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported
Kate:

Company Information

KDE
Founded: 1996
Germany
kate-editor.org
Light Table:

Company Information

Light Table
Founded: 2012
lighttable.com
Kate:

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Kate:

Categories

Code Editors Supported
HTML Editors Supported
Markdown Editors Supported
Text Editors Supported
XML Editors Supported
Light Table:

Categories

Code Editors Supported
HTML Editors Supported
Kate:

Integrations

HTML Supported
C Supported
C# Supported
C++ Supported
CSS Not Supported
Clojure Not Supported
JavaScript Not Supported
Mermaid Not Supported
Python Not Supported
Qt Supported
Racket Supported
Ruby Not Supported
SQL Supported
Vim Not Supported
XML Supported
Light Table:

Integrations

HTML Supported
C Not Supported
C# Not Supported
C++ Not Supported
CSS Supported
Clojure Supported
JavaScript Supported
Mermaid Supported
Python Supported
Qt Not Supported
Racket Not Supported
Ruby Supported
SQL Not Supported
Vim Supported
XML Not Supported
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