# gmate/gmate

Set of plugins and improvements to make Gedit a powerfull programmer text editor

Repository: https://github.com/gmate/gmate
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gmate
Language: Python
License Family: other
Last push: 2020-04-10T16:18:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6000, "days_push": 2336, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1041, forks 152 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:20.673420+00:00)

## What it is
GMate is a collection of plugins, snippets, and enhancements that turn the GNOME Gedit text editor into a more powerful programmer's editor similar to TextMate. It bundles dozens of plugins such as fuzzy file opening, project search, embedded terminal, and pair character completion.

## Use cases
- make gedit work like textmate
- add fuzzy file search to gedit
- search across a project from the editor
- get an embedded terminal in gedit
- add code snippets and pair completion to gedit
- turn gedit into a lightweight programmer editor

## When to choose
- you use Gedit on Linux and want IDE-like features without switching editors
- you want a lightweight editor with TextMate-style snippets and fuzzy open
- you prefer free plugins over installing a full IDE

## When to avoid
- you use an editor other than Gedit
- you need actively maintained plugins with recent updates
- you are not on Linux or a Gedit 2-compatible environment

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: editor, developer-tools
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools
- platform: python, editor-plugin
- tags: gedit, textmate, code-snippets, editor-plugins, productivity, linux

## Member repositories
- gmate/gmate (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:20.673420+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:02:56.839713+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gmate/gmate (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:20.673420+00:00, sha 898014ffa126)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.