Top 23 Free Software for Text Analysis, Text Mining, Text Analytics

21 Excellent Open Source Linux Text Editors A text editor is software used for editing plain text files. It has many different uses such as modifying system configuration files, writing programming language source code, jotting down thoughts, or even making a grocery list. Whatever the level of sophistication of the editor, they typically have a common set of functionality, such as searching/replacing text, formatting text, undo/redo, importing files, as well as moving text within the file. However, many of the editors included in this article are feature-rich, and can be further extended using plugins and libraries. We previously published an article on the best open source editors in 2008. Given the length of time that has elapsed, and the new projects that have come forward, it's prudent to update the article. To provide an insight into the quality of software that's available, we've compiled a list of 21 high quality Linux text editors. Now, let's explore the 21 editors at hand.