Editing Gedit (section)

{{short description|Linux text editor}}
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{{Use American English|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox software
| name = GNOME
| title = gedit
| logo = GNOME Gedit 2018.svg
| logo caption = 
| logo_size = 100px
| logo_alt = 
| screenshot = Screenshot of gedit 46.1.png
| caption = gedit 46.1 showing "Hello, world!" with [[syntax highlighting]] and one other tab
| screenshot_size = 300px
| screenshot_alt = gedit displaying an "Hello, world!" script written in C++ with one other tab
| collapsible = 
| author = 
| developer = Paolo Maggi<br />Paolo Borelli<br />Steve Frécinaux<br />Jesse van den Kieboom<br />James Willcox<br />Chema Celorio<br />[[Federico Mena|Federico Mena Quintero]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}
| released = {{Start date and age|1999|02|12}}
| discontinued = 
| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|edit|reference|Q194501|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| latest release date = {{start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|Q194501|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}}}
| latest preview version = {{wikidata|property|edit|reference|Q194501|P348|P548=Q51930650}}
| latest preview date = {{start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|Q194501|P348|P548=Q51930650|P577}}}}
| programming language = [[C (programming language)|C]], [[Python (programming language)|Python]]
| operating system = [[Linux]], [[MacOS]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| platform = 
| size = 
| language = 
| language count = <!-- DO NOT include this parameter unless you know what it does -->
| language footnote = 
| genre = [[Text editor]]
| license = [[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]
}}

'''gedit''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|ɛ|d|ɪ|t}} or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|ɛ|d|ɪ|t}})<ref name=Paolo6>{{cite web|last=Borelli|first=Paolo|title=Re: [gedit-list] Pronouncing gedit|url=https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gedit-list/2006-April/msg00032.html|work=GNOME Mail Services|publisher=The GNOME Project|access-date=25 April 2014|format=Email|date=19 April 2006}}</ref> is a [[text editor]] designed for the [[GNOME]] [[desktop environment]]. It was GNOME's default text editor and part of the [[GNOME Core Applications]] until GNOME version 42 in March 2022, which changed the default text editor to [[GNOME Text Editor]].<ref name="gnome42">{{Cite web |title=GNOME Release Notes |url=https://release.gnome.org/42/ |access-date=September 26, 2022 |website=GNOME.org}}</ref> Designed as a general-purpose text editor, gedit emphasizes simplicity and ease of use, with a clean and simple [[Graphical user interface|GUI]], according to the philosophy of the GNOME project.<ref name="gedithomepage" /> It includes tools for editing [[source code]] and structured text such as [[markup language]]s.<ref name="gedithomepage">{{cite web|url = https://gedit-technology.github.io/apps/gedit/|title = gedit|access-date = 2024-11-14|last = The GNOME Project|date=October 2015}}</ref>

It is [[free and open-source software]] under the [[GNU General Public License]] version 2 or later.<ref name="gedithomepage" />

gedit is also available for [[macOS]] and [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]].<ref name="gedithomepage" />

By July 2017, gedit was not being maintained by any developers, but in August 2017 two developers volunteered to commence work on it again.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gedit-list/2017-July/msg00001.html|title=[gedit-list] gedit is unmaintained, some thoughts|website=mail.gnome.org|access-date=2017-08-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/07/gedit-text-editor-unmaintained|title=Gedit Text Editor is No Longer Maintained - OMG! Ubuntu!|date=2017-07-27|work=OMG! Ubuntu!|access-date=2017-08-02|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="homeAug17">{{cite web|url = https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gedit |title = About gedit maintenance|access-date = 29 December 2017|author=The GNOME Project |work = wiki.gnome.org|date = 27 August 2017|quote= about gedit maintenance: gedit has been marked as unmaintained recently, now two new developers have proposed their help to become new maintainers. If you want to help, reach us on the IRC channel or the mailing list, thanks!}}</ref>