KWrite

KWrite

Developer(s)	Christoph Cullman, Anders Lund, Joseph Wenninger, Hamish Rodda, et al.
Stable release	4.8  (25 January 2012 (2012-01-25)) [±]
Preview release	4.8 RC 2  (January 5, 2012 (2012-01-05)) [±]
Operating system	Cross-platform
Type	Text editor
License	LGPL
Website	kate-editor.org

A screenshot illustrating block selection mode

KWrite is a lightweight text editor for the KDE Software Compilation.

Features

• Export to HTML, PDF, PostScript
• Block selection mode (see screenshot)
• Code folding
• Bookmarks
• Syntax highlighting
• Encoding selection
• End-of-line mode selection (Unix, Windows, Macintosh)
• Word completion

KParts technology

In K Desktop Environment 2, KWrite did not use KParts technology, which allows embedding one application into another. Then, KWrite was rewritten to use this technology. It now embeds a simplified version of Kate from which KWrite inherits syntax highlighting, optional VIM input method, etc..

See also

• Comparison of text editors
• Kate

External links

• Homepage of KWrite
• KWrite user wiki
• Handbook