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KWrite

KWrite is a text editor, available on Linux: syntax highlighting, plugins and add-ons, code completion.

  • Completely free
  • Linux
  • Open source

Overview

KWrite is a text editor, available on Linux.

Features described in its Flathub listing: syntax highlighting, plugins and add-ons, code completion.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Text Editor” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “Syntax highlighting according to the file type” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “Plugin support” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “Auto-complètement des mots” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of KWrite is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (LGPL-2.1+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • Commercial use allowed

About

KWrite is a text editor by KDE, based on the Kate's editor component. Features: Syntax highlighting according to the file type Word completion Auto-indentation Plugin support Vi input mode

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) —
  • Last technical check: 6 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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