Jollpi is a lightweight graphical text editor for Linux built with Python 3, GTK 4, and GtkSourceView 5. It is a modern rewrite of the original Jollpi editor, which dates back to the Python 2 and GTK 2 era. The rewritten application retains the project’s emphasis on simplicity while adopting the current GNOME technology stack.
The editor sits between very basic notepad-style applications and heavyweight programming environments. Its interface remains uncomplicated, but GtkSourceView gives it facilities that make it useful for editing source code as well as ordinary text documents. Multiple documents can be kept open at once without introducing the project-management concepts associated with an IDE.
Particular attention has also been paid to file handling. Jollpi can open files asynchronously, with operations that can be cancelled, helping the graphical interface remain responsive when dealing with large documents. It can also watch open files for changes made by other applications, a useful facility when the same document is being processed by external tools.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Syntax highlighting powered by GtkSourceView 5.
- Multiple documents with tabbed editing.
- Supports opening separate editor windows.
- Cancellable asynchronous file opening.
- Real-time monitoring for files changed outside the editor.
- Find and replace text and jump directly to a specified line.
- GtkSourceMap minimap provides an overview of longer documents.
- Automatic indentation and automatic bracket handling.
- Optional line numbers and line marks.
- Configurable fonts, colour themes, and text wrapping.
- Printing support.
- Launch files from the command line or through desktop file associations.
Website: gitlab.com/zulfian1732/jollpi-text-editor
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Developer: Zulfian
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
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