It is really easy to use for new user, Gedit is generalny preinstalled on any gnome based desktop so we dont need to do anyrhing to start using them. Other good thing is small size - it can run fast both on low end pc and high end desktop. Editor has also syntax highlighting so can be easly used to programmig small applications. Plugin system is great, user can extend function of editor whenever he want.

Can open any format file. Syntax highlighting

- Free, Simple, Open Source notepad application and also a inbuilt text editor for Ubuntu Desktops. - User friendly interface and good graphical view. - Gedit is lighter (occupies very less Disk Space) and less feature rich. - It is Speed, Simple, Straightforward and ease of use. - Able to edit code and supports C, HTML, CSS, js, python, PASCAL and other scripts. - Special features such as syntax highlighting, drag and drop , search-and-replace tool, spell checker, code commenting add up to make gedit more easy for Users. - Support of Plugins by importing them we can auto-save, bookmarking the Files. - Beginners will gain a maximum advantage since no home work to be done before using this tool. - It is lightweight, neat, resource-friendly and capable of being a great solution to edit/write scripts. - Since it is an open source, the online support and gedit community support is very good. - Specific hardware requirements, system hangup, boot-up time variation, crashing of the editor has never occurred in my five years of Gedit Use.