Software Index/Plain Text

Text editors

• Edit - the simple ROX text editor
• Vim - advanced programmer's text editor
• Emacs
• NEdit
• MicroEmacs - not Micro, nor Emacs but one of the best programmer editors that exist.
• SciTE - thin, fast and configurable. Ideal for simple tasks
• jEdit - Useful for middle and big projects. Developed in Java.
• Leafpad - Notepad for Linux. Amazingly small and fast.

Text utilities

• xxdiff - shows the differences between two files (or directories) side-by-side
• Meld - Visual diff/merge tool with CVS/SVN access too!