Text editors and IDEs
Text editors and Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) are robust programming and code tools. However, we suggest using a word processor to write documents, like LibreOffice or OnlyOffice. There are numerous options for text editors and IDEs, and we have compiled a list of some of them in our software installation script.
By default, Windows has Notepad installed. If you want something more advanced, check some of the options below.
Notepad++
Notepad++ is a more advanced text editor than Notepad. It allows you to write code or edit any other text files, with syntax highlighting and more. Notepad++ is highly customizable, making it a versatile tool for power users.
winget install -e --id Notepad++.Notepad++
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code, or VSCode, is a feature-rich text editor at an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) level. It supports plugins and many programming languages and has an intuitive user interface.
winget install -e --id Microsoft.VisualStudioCode
Download Visual Studio Code ->
VSCodium
VSCodium is an open-source version of Visual Studio Code without Microsoft branding and telemetry.
winget install -e --id VSCodium.VSCodium
Kate
Kate is a multi-document, multi-view text editor by KDE. It features stuff like codefolding, syntaxhighlighting, dynamic word wrap, an embedded console, an extensive plugin interface and some preliminary scripting support.
winget install -e --id KDE.Kate