Geany is a text editor using the GTK+ toolkit with basic features of an integrated development environment. Developed by Enrico Tröger, Frank Lanitz, Nick Treleaven and Dominic Hopf
License: Open Source
TextPad is a lightweight, Windows-only text editor with extensive plugin support and a focus on search functionalities, making it ideal for quick edits and coding. Geany, on the other hand, is a cross-platform integrated development environment (IDE) that offers built-in terminal support and debugging, suitable for more complex development tasks.