Mousepad

What Mousepad is

Mousepad is a free Linux text editor for people who want to make quick changes to text files rather than use a development environment. It supports column editing and extensions, with content search and local or network index locations also listed. Editing options such as word wrap and automatic indentation are available through preferences and the Document menu. Settings can also be managed with Dconf Editor, gsettings, or dconf, while printing settings are stored separately in ~/.config/Mousepad/mousepadrc. After first use, Mousepad generates a configurable keybindings file. Version 0.5.9 added a shortcuts editor that requires Libxfce4ui 4.17.5 or later, as well as a CSS style class for theming. Required components include GLib 2.52.0 or later, GTK 3.22.0 or later, and GtkSourceView 3.24.0 or 4.0.0 or later. The documentation lists version 0.7.0, released on 2026-03-02, and links to the current source archive and bug-reporting information. Mousepad is one separately packaged component associated with the Xfce desktop environment.