Third party gedit plugins - versions 3.14 and above

Installation

To install one of these plugins, you need to download the files and put them in your ~/.local/share/gedit/plugins/ directory (which may need to be created). They need to be in that exact directory; subdirectories are not scanned for plugins.

List

Please keep the list in alphabetical order, thanks.

• Autoname

  • Names new files so you don't have to. Goes well with Smart Autosave (below). https://github.com/seanh/gedit-autoname

• Better Python Console

  • Plugin runs Python code in external console when F5 is pressed. https://github.com/JacekPliszka/gedit-betterpythonconsole

• Check Python

  • Plugin uses pyflakes and pep8 to validate Python code - detects errors and non-conforming code. https://github.com/rdunklau/Gedit-checkpython

• Control Your Tabs

  • Switch between document tabs using Ctrl+Tab / Ctrl+Shift+Tab (most recently used order or tab row order) and Ctrl+PageUp / Ctrl+PageDown (tab row order). https://github.com/jefferyto/gedit-control-your-tabs

• Copy File Path

  • This plugin provides a simple way to copy the current file path to the clipboard, through the context menu and the "Tools" menu section. https://github.com/willianveiga/gedit-copy-file-path

• Dict'O'nator

  • A dictation plugin for gedit. Provides a way to write into gedit by speaking. It can also perform specific commands like delete sentence/word, perform undo/redo, copy/paste from clipboard, save/clear document, go to line, input special characters, etc. You can also select one of the many speech recognition services provided. Download: https://github.com/theawless/Dict-O-nator

• Encrypt/Decrypt

  • Encrypt/decrypt documents in PGP format http://pietrobattiston.it/gedit-crypto

• Ex-Mortis

  • Reopen closed windows and optionally restore windows between sessions. https://github.com/jefferyto/gedit-ex-mortis

• Folding

  • Plugin allows simple folding: Fold/Unfold, Unfold all, Fold deepest level. Download:https://github.com/JacekPliszka/gedit-folding, check forks/tags/branches for versions

• gtagJump

  • Plugin uses gtags/global to find definition or references for given identifier. Download:https://github.com/utisam/gtagJump, check forks/tags/branches for versions

• Hide Header Buttons

  • Hides buttons from the header bar. https://github.com/seanh/gedit-hide-header-buttons

• Indentation Settings

  • The plugin allows to set custom indentation settings for selected file types, while leaving all other types with default settings. Download: https://github.com/sergejx/gedit-indentation-settings

• LaTeX

  • LaTeX and BibTeX plugin. Homepage

• Line Mover

  • A simple plugin that allows moving lines up and down using Ctrl+↑ and Ctrl+↓. Based on an old plugin called Line Tools that was developed by Shaddy Zeineddine and itself branched off Advanced Editing by Marcus Lunzenauer. Download: https://github.com/dariuskl/line-mover

• Open URI Context Menu

  • Adds context menu item to open/browse an URI at the pointer position. Download: https://github.com/jpfleury/open-uri-context-menu

• Pair character autocompletion

  • A gedit plugin that automatically inserts brackets, quotes, and parenthesis. The plugin is smart enough to automatically overwrite existing closing brackets when appropriate. Download: https://code.google.com/p/gedit-pair-char-autocomplete/

• Plugin installer

  • Discovering and installing plugins easily. Download: https://github.com/lwindolf/gedit-plugininstaller

• Quick Switch

  • Browse and switch between opened tabs with Ctrl-E shortcut. Download: https://github.com/Pogij/quickswitch

• reST reStructuredText Preview

  • Provides a preview panel at the bottom of the editor windows for reStructuredText (Python). The language spec file for syntax highlighting is also available.

    • Download: https://github.com/bittner/gedit-reST-plugin

• Smart Autosave

  • Faster autosaving. You might also like Hide Header Buttons (above). https://github.com/seanh/gedit-smart-autosave/

• Source code browser

  • A source code class and function browser, with support for many languages. https://github.com/toobaz/gedit-source-code-browser/

• Tab Group Salute

  • Switch between tab groups using Ctrl+<key above Tab>. https://github.com/jefferyto/gedit-tab-group-salute

• Transposer

  • Transpose all chords within a music chord sheet up or down by half notes. Download: https://github.com/kitzberger/gedit-transposer

• VHDL Assistant

  • VHDL coding assistant for gedit (live code hierarchy view, syntax checks, testbench generator).

  • git: https://bitbucket.org/fhuemer/vhdlassistant

• Whitespace Remover

  • Removes whitespace at the end of each line and unnecessary newlines at the end of the document upon saving. It basically is a bloated rewrite of the gedit 2 plugin "Save without trailing space" and acts a lot like the "Trailsave" plugin above. Additionally to both we have GUI configuration options, cursor position preservation, i18n/l10n and unittests. Download: https://github.com/dinkel/gedit-whitespace-remover/

• XML helper

  • Makes editing of XML files faster. Bug report: gnomebug:163014 More: Apps/Gedit/XMLHelperPlugin