Linux
NomiPad on Linux
The same notepad as on macOS and Windows: gigabyte logs open instantly, huge files edit and save safely, and encodings and line endings stay as they were.
By the NomiPad team · Updated
Packages
Version 0.1.8, for x86_64, glibc 2.35+ (Ubuntu 22.04 or newer). NomiPad uses WebKitGTK 4.1 for its window; most current distributions have it.
| Package | For | Install |
|---|---|---|
| AppImage | Any distribution | chmod +x NomiPad_*.AppImage, then run it |
| .deb | Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, Pop!_OS | sudo apt install ./NomiPad_*.deb |
| .rpm | Fedora, openSUSE, RHEL-based | sudo dnf install ./NomiPad-*.rpm |
Desktop integration
- The .deb and .rpm install a desktop entry, so NomiPad shows up in your app menu and in Open With for text, Markdown, logs, JSON, CSV and common source files.
- Settings › Files › Default app makes NomiPad the default for plain text and Markdown (it runs
xdg-mime defaultfor you), or for logs, JSON and CSV one at a time. - Opening another file while NomiPad is running sends it to the running window instead of starting a second copy.
- From a terminal:
nomipad big.log. A path that doesn’t exist yet opens an empty tab that the first save creates.
Updates
All three packages offer updates when a new version comes out. The AppImage replaces itself; installing a .deb or .rpm update asks for your password, like any system package.
What’s different on Linux
- Export: HTML export works; PDF and PNG export aren’t available on Linux yet.
- Architecture: x86_64 only for now.
Why a GUI editor for big files, next to less?
less, grep and tail are unbeatable for reading. NomiPad is for when you need to
edit the file: fix a line in a 2 GB log or dump and save it, with only the changed part rewritten, in
the file’s own encoding and line endings. The large-files guide covers both.