vim has been around for years and accumulated a lot of legacy code. Projects like neovim have emerged to remove the clutter and extend vim with a modern approach. vis is a similar attempt written from the scratch to provide a vim-like experience without legacy baggage. It is under active development at the time of writing. Continue reading vis: a simpler vim
Serious authors do not like the word-processing system coming in the way of writing. For example, auto-corrections and suggestions should not block the flow. Call him old school but Sci-Fi writer Robert J. Sawyer prefers WordStar for these very reasons. may like him do. For Linux users, WordGrinder fits the bill. Continue reading WordGrinder: B&W word processing
Linux has tons of text editors and note managers starting from vim to Notepadqq (a Notepad++ clone). However, who doesn’t want to try fresh notebooks? Notes is a Qt5 based simplistic note manager. Continue reading Notes: minimal note manager
There are several quality note managers available for Linux. What makes MyNotex stand aside from the crowd is its streamlined workflow and free-form information management. The GUI is also pretty polished and resembles office suites closely. Continue reading MyNotex: encrypted note manager
If you were looking for an easy-to-use Sublime Text-like editor for the terminal, you’re in luck. slap is a console based text editor with features (plus look & feel) closely resembling Sublime Text. As a matter of fact, it’s the stated goal of the project. Continue reading slap: cmdline Sublime Text
Papyrus is a fresh Qt5 based notes manager with a polished interface. It is a fork of the Kaqaz Note Manager targeting a better interface, security and faster performance. The application maintains a list of notes.
Papurus installers for multiple platforms can be downloaded from its home page (linked below). deb packages for Ubuntu are available.
Webpage: Papyrus
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Xournal is an editor with a special feature – it supports handwritten notes using a stylus. In addition to note-taking, it also supports sketching, maintaining a journal or annotating PDF files. Xournal is written in Gtk+ and closely tied to the Gnome desktop environment. Xournal aims to provide superior graphical quality (subpixel resolution) and overall functionality.
Xournal is particularly useful for students attending lecture sessions or seminars and taking down quick notes. It can also work as a replacement for the default PDF viewer. Xournal supports basic editing tools.
The application has minimal dependencies. To install on Ubuntu:
$ sudo apt-get install xournal
Webpage: Xournal
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GitSavvy is a plugin for Sublime Text 3. It integrates some of the Git features into the popular editor and let users use those without switching to the cmdline or other GUI based Git clients. Continue reading GitSavvy: Git from Sublime Text
ne is for users who want a light but functional editor which can work from the console on low bandwidth connection. ne feels like any regular GUI based text editor. To add to its credit, ne also supports regular keyboard shortcuts desktop users are used to. ne uses the ncurses library. Continue reading ne: lightweight text editor
We explored many note managers in earlier articles. There are several quality applications like Cherrytree, Springseed, Laverna or purely console based note managers. There’s even Notepadqq, a Notepad++ clone. However, this is a category where new members keep coming on.
We came across qNotesManager, written in C++/Qt. It is a rich text editor cum notes manager.
qNotesManager is not distributed as a package yet. It needs to be compiled from source. The dependencies are:
To compile it on Ubuntu:
$ git clone https://github.com/WalterSullivan/qNotesManager.git $ sudo apt-get install build-essential qt4-dev-tools libqt4-dev libssl-dev libqt4-core libqca2 libqca2-dev libqca2-plugin-ossl libqca2-plugin-gnupg $ cd qNotesManager $ qmake $ make $ sudo make install
On GitHub: qNotesManager