Pluma

Spec sheet

What it does

Pluma is a general purpose graphical text editor for creating and editing text files in the MATE desktop environment.Read 12 Oct 2026 · wiki.mate-desktop.org

Purpose

Pluma is a graphical text editor for creating and editing text files.Read 12 Oct 2026 · wiki.mate-desktop.org

Support

The project directs bug reports to its GitHub issue tracker and asks reporters to create an account.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

Pluma is released under the GNU General Public License version 2.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Founded

2011Read 28 Sep 2026 · mate-desktop.org

Build requirements

The project README lists GTK+ 3.22 or later and GtkSourceView 4.0.2 or later as requirements.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Desktop environment

Pluma is the official text editor of the MATE desktop environment, which provides a traditional desktop experience for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.Read 12 Oct 2026 · mate-desktop.org

Distribution

The MATE site lists Pluma among MATE applications and says MATE is available through official repositories for many Linux distributions.Read 12 Oct 2026 · mate-desktop.org

Distribution availability

MATE is available from the official repositories of listed Linux distributions including Debian, Fedora, Ubuntu, and Arch Linux.Read 12 Oct 2026 · mate-desktop.org

Documentation

The MATE wiki says there is currently no user documentation for Pluma.Read 12 Oct 2026 · wiki.mate-desktop.org

Documentation limit

The Pluma wiki page says there is currently no user documentation for Pluma.Read 12 Oct 2026 · wiki.mate-desktop.org

Editing features

Pluma supports UTF-8 text, syntax highlighting, remote file editing, search and replace, printing with preview, and file revert.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Editor features

Its core features include source-code syntax highlighting, auto indentation, and printing with print preview.Read 12 Oct 2026 · mate-desktop.org

Extension support

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com

MATE integration

Pluma integrates with Caja drag and drop, the MATE help system, MATE Virtual File System, and MATE print framework.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Multiple documents

Pluma can edit multiple text files in one window using tabs or MDI.Read 12 Oct 2026 · mate-desktop.org

Plugin examples

Additional plugins include bracket completion, code commenting, an embedded terminal, word completion, and a source-code browser.Read 12 Oct 2026 · mate-desktop.org

Plugins

Pluma has a flexible plugin system for adding advanced features.Read 12 Oct 2026 · wiki.mate-desktop.org

Project authorship

The MATE site credits its contents to The MATE Team.Read 12 Oct 2026 · mate-desktop.org

Recent release notes

The MATE 1.28 release notes say Pluma fixed some memory leaks and double activation of extensions.Read 12 Oct 2026 · mate-desktop.org

Regular expressions

Its find-and-replace feature supports regular expressions implemented using the PCRE library.Read 12 Oct 2026 · wiki.mate-desktop.org

Search

Find and replace supports regular expressions through the PCRE library.Read 12 Oct 2026 · wiki.mate-desktop.org

Supported platforms

LinuxRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com

Text encoding

Pluma supports international text using Unicode UTF-8 encoding in edited files.Read 12 Oct 2026 · mate-desktop.org

Unix-like systems

The MATE site also lists FreeBSD, GhostBSD, OpenIndiana, and OS108 as options for users who prefer UNIX.Read 12 Oct 2026 · mate-desktop.org

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

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