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gedit / GNOME Text Editor

opens 4 file types
Linux
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PlatformsLinux
Opens4 file types
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4 file types verified
Last reviewed Oct 2026

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What is gedit / GNOME Text Editor?

gedit / GNOME Text Editor is listed in our database as a program that opens or converts the file formats shown on this page. It runs on Linux. The formats it works with include .TXT, .XML, .UTF8 and .ASCII.

You can get the official version from the developer's website (gitlab.gnome.org); we do not host the installer and only point you to the original source. A detailed, hand-checked description of gedit / GNOME Text Editor is on the way; for now the information here comes straight from our database.

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Files gedit / GNOME Text Editor opens most

1.TXTPlain Text File
2.XMLExtensible Markup Language Document
3.UTF8UTF-8 Encoded Text File
4.ASCIIASCII Text File

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