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Kate Features

What are the features of Kate?

Coding

  • Syntax highlighting
  • Find and replace

Functionality

  • Cross-platform support

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Coding

Syntax highlighting

As reported in 10 Kate reviews. Visually parses large amounts of code to highlight specific items or item types to denote them with a different color, background, or font.
95%
(Based on 10 reviews)

Autocompletion

Autocompletes common functions or expressions to save the time of manually typing frequently-used terms.

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Find and replace

As reported in 10 Kate reviews. Helps Find specific lines of code and replace them with a new command without scrolling through all of your code can save a huge amount of time.
92%
(Based on 10 reviews)

Code folding

Hides specific sections or lines of code within the editor without losing any work.

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Editing

Collaborative editing

Allows multiple developers to work on the same file simultaneously while on different computers.

Not enough data

Language Support

Supports programming languages such as Java, C, or Python. Support for front-end languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

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Selection Methods

Provides various methods for text selection. Examples include block selection, column selection , and non-linear selection

Not enough data

Functionality

Extensibility

Provides the ability to extend the platform to include additional features and functionalities

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Cross-platform support

Allows usage and access across a range of operating systems and device types 10 reviewers of Kate have provided feedback on this feature.
90%
(Based on 10 reviews)

Plugins and integrations

Allows for additional features and functionalities in the form of pre-packaged integrations and plug-ins.

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Security

Ensures that the application itself is protected and assures data interacting with third-party plugins or integrations do not allow for unapproved access or privilege escalation.

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