# KDE/kate

Advanced text editor

Repository: https://github.com/KDE/kate
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kate
Homepage: https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kate
Language: C++
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-09-03T01:40:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4002, "days_push": 0, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1110, forks 107 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:06.366615+00:00)

## What it is
Kate is KDE's advanced text editor built on KDE Frameworks and Qt, with a plugin system shared with KWrite and other KTextEditor-based applications. It supports syntax highlighting, sessions, and extensibility via bundled addons.

## Use cases
- edit source code with syntax highlighting
- advanced text editor for linux
- lightweight kde text editor
- extensible editor with plugins
- edit large text files quickly

## When to choose
- you want a mature, feature-rich editor on Linux/KDE desktops
- you need KTextEditor plugin compatibility
- you prefer native Qt/KDE applications

## When to avoid
- you need a full IDE with integrated debugging
- you want a terminal-only editor
- you need editor extensions from the VS Code ecosystem

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: editor, plugin-system, developer-tools
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: kde, qt, ktexteditor, syntax-highlighting, kwrite, flatpak, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- KDE/kate (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:06.366615+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 2026-08-30T06:44:36.631598+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/KDE/kate (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:06.366615+00:00, sha 2f157960ad33)
  - homepage: https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kate (fetched 2026-08-29T12:47:52.658772+00:00, sha e43483bdc9fe)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.