It is one of the best and easiest text editors to use for LINUX. This editor is the default when I use Ubuntu, it has numerous built-in features like syntax highlighting for many languages. Many features can be modified on the fly, which can be useful for programmers who use different languages. It is free, as it is built-in by default.

Gedit is the default text editor in most of the Linux distributions, as a consequence, it's free (opensource) lightweight and easy of usage. In gedit you have a desktop interface that it's very useful for some tasks in Linux, like search, and also Gedit is the best option when you works with Nautilus and you needs to open lots of files in one time.

Like Notepad in Windows, Gedit is a simple text editor that allows you to modify files in graphical environment. In my case, I work most of the time with VIM but there are moments that you need to open some file from the file browser and the easier option is open and edit with gedit.