Janus

Janus is a simple, native linux text editor. Supports UTF-8 and binary data through its fallback binary editing mode. Spiritual successor to leafpad. Intended to be as small and efficient as possible, trading features for a smaller impact on cpu.

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Picture of a simple notepad application (janus) reading a c file with syntax highlighting displayed

Features include:

  • Undo/redo

  • Similar keybinds to other text editors (e.g. leafpad)

  • Spanish/French/German Translations

  • Printing capabilities

  • Optional syntax highlighting

  • Fallback binary editing

  • GVFS connectivity

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