mousepad Reviews & Product Details

A mousepad is made to be quick and light. It is suited for older or less powerful computers because it doesn't use a lot of system resources. Even though Mousepad is straightforward by default, you can still somewhat alter it. To fit your tastes, you can adjust the typeface, color schemes, and other fundamental parameters. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is deliberate that the mousepad be simple. It is less suited for complex coding or text manipulation activities since it lacks many advanced features present in more potent text editors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have been using mousepad for the last 4-5 years on my Xfce Xubuntu system, which is a good tool.

provides multiple features -word wrap, auto-indentation, and search and replace. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are not many downsides of the mousepad, but I think it will be good if they provide some customization and plugins for programming languages with some color scheme. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mousepads are straightforward and easy to use. The minor downside is the lack of options and spell check as well, as the absence of language configuration.. All mousepads prove to be a dependable text editor. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As someone who works with embedded development on Linux I need a text editor that offers more than functionalities. It feels limited. Doesnt provide the tools I require for editing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1. It's very easy to install in the Ubuntu system

2. It provides search functionality in the content

3. Different good color schemes are available

4. Statusbar with line & column details

5. Functionalities like word wrap, auto-indentation and Highlights Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1. Spell check is not available in this

2. It is only available for Linux OS users

3. Not more feasible when working with very large data

4. Can add more developer-friendly advance options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Best package or feature for Linux OS users to have on their Desktops or Laptops for making notes.

Easy to install(sudo apt-get install mousepad) and use.

All features are the same as we have in the Windows text editor Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing much to dislike, but GUI can look better like we have in the Text Editor of Windows.

Supports only Linux OS. No support for windows !!!

Apart from that, it provides all facilities of a text editor. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

* Simple to use with a clean GUI.

* Lightweight with no external plugins.

* It supports word wrap, search and replace, auto-indentation, colour schemes and template files.

* Resource efficient; hence, you can open multiple tabs without causing any lag. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

* Spell check and language configuration are missing.

* Features are limited and can only be used for quick text editing.

* Does support only Linux-based OS. I would also like to see it on Windows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

* Simple, Free and easy-to-install editor.

* The Mousepad project's objective is a text editor for quick text editing, not a development environment or an editor with many plugins.

* Supports color scheme, font family and size.

* Like famous editors, it also supports numbering the line and tab functionality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

* Supports only Linux based OS. Would like to see it on windows too due to ease of use.

* Need to add a few more developer-friendly features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mousepad is a simple and pretty easy to use text editor. We can very quickly edit our text files by using it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I guess it needs to have some advanced options to make it competitive with other text editors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mousepad is a good text editor for beginners with easy to use gui. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

More text features should be added to mousepad specific for programmers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mouse pad is easy to use and best of all FREE! Users can download a version from GitHub that is "light" and easy to use. It has good customization features for the interface which is nice. There are options to allow for the classic color coded syntax highlighting. It is compatible with multiple different file Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is nothing much to DISLIKE about mousepad. It is a free software and the software delivers on what it promises. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.