Answers to my yesterday "is there a Linux equivalent to Notepad++, preferably console based, an extremely simple-on-the-surface lets you have many files open at a time and can be killed at any moment and reopened without data loss" have been interesting!

The wished-for TUI answer doesn't exist, but the most interesting answers were:

- Notepad Next
- the Gnome Text Editor

Geany was also proposed, new to me and much heavier, but worth looking at.

mastodon.social/@mhoye/1121649

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Darius Kazemi

@mhoye oh hey. If you need it for code, this does not work, but if you need it for plain text or markdown, Typora is my favorite text editor. It works flawlessly cross platform, retains state flawlessly even after a hard reboot (though I've only ever had about ten files open). It is the most pleasant writing experience I've had on a computer. It is also my favorite non free software and it's a one time purchase (or the occasional re-purchase for major version upgrades).

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