Notepad++ on Linux

Looking for Notepad++ on Linux? Visual Studio Code and Sublime Text do the same job for free, and TuxPick installs them in one go.

Visual Studio Code

Also on Windows

Microsoft's code editor, with its huge library of extensions.

Installs from the Snap Store.

Also on Windows

A fast, lightweight text and code editor.

Installs from Sublime HQ's official download.

Press the install button above. TuxPick opens with these apps already ticked. Add anything else you need.
Download the installer file.
Open a terminal with Ctrl Alt T, run the one line TuxPick shows you, and type your password when asked.

It works on Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04, and on systems built on them like Zorin OS and Pop!_OS.