Software · Raspberry Pi & electronics

Slate

A fast, simple text editor for Windows and Linux (Raspberry Pi too) that opens files of any size: an 800 MB JSON file opens instantly.

Completely free
Windows and Linux
Open source
No account

Official website

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Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by GitHub
License: MIT — Open source (permissive)confirmed by GitHub
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by GitHub
Account required: Noconfirmed by GitHub
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by GitHub
Watermark: Not applicable
Ads: not documented
Platforms: Windows and LinuxEstablished by Linux: GitHub, Unspecified source · Windows: GitHub, Unspecified source
Publisher: jamesccupps
Latest activity: 6 November 2026
Source code: github.com/jamesccupps/Slate

Overview

Features described in its GitHub repository and on its official website: Markdown support.

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

“Python, PowerShell, C, C#, Rust, JavaScript, SQL, HTML, CSS, Markdown, YAML, logs, CSV with a color per column, G-code, PPCL and more.” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

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

Its licence (MIT) is a permissive open source licence: use, modification and redistribution are allowed, including in commercial projects.

Strengths

Open source code
No account needed
Commercial use allowed

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Unspecified source (platforms) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from GitHub (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use) — 9 November 2026
Last technical check: 9 November 2026
Description from github.com — Dépôt GitHub jamesccupps/Slate (MIT)

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