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Description:
GNOME text editor
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Productivity
Tags: text-editor gnome productivity development
Install: brew install gedit
About:
Gedit is the official text editor of the GNOME desktop environment, designed to be simple yet powerful. It supports syntax highlighting for numerous file types, integrates with the system clipboard, and offers a clean interface for distraction-free editing. It serves as a lightweight but capable tool for both quick configuration edits and extended coding sessions.
Key Features:
  • Syntax highlighting for markup, code, and scripts
  • Tabbed interface for managing multiple files
  • Plugin system for extending functionality
  • Search and replace with regular expressions
  • Document printing and previewing
Use Cases:
  • Editing system configuration files and shell scripts
  • Writing code or markup in a lightweight environment
Alternatives:
  • VS Code – Full-featured IDE with extensive extensions vs Gedit's lightweight core
  • Vim – Terminal-based modal editor vs Gedit's graphical interface
  • Nano – Simple terminal editor vs Gedit's GUI-focused design
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Jan 8, 2026 6:00pm 0 REVISION_ONLY f87dcc35
Nov 3, 2024 1:31pm 0 VERSION_BUMP fc2eefed
Nov 3, 2024 7:30am 0 VERSION_BUMP 0f801572
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