# Install gedit with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop GNOME text editor. Version 50.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-05. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install gedit. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gedit ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gedit ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install gedit ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: gnome/gedit/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add gedit ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gedit from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install gedit ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: gedit from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install gedit ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gedit from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#gedit ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ge/gedit/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S gedit ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: gedit from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install gedit ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gedit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install extras/gedit ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/gedit.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gedit - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 50.0 - **Source summary:** GNOME text editor - **Homepage:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-05T04:22:29Z - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - gedit (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 50.0 ## Project history and usage gedit is a general-purpose text editor associated with GNOME and built on GTK and Gedit Technology libraries. ### Project history The official gedit site and README state that development started in 1998 at the beginnings of the GNOME project. The current project describes gedit as easy to learn, comfortable to use, and suitable for simple notes as well as software-development-oriented editing. ### Adoption history The input package facts list gedit across many package managers, including apk, Homebrew, Debian, Fedora dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, Scoop, Ubuntu, and zypper. That breadth matches gedit's long role as a familiar GTK/GNOME editor available through desktop Linux and cross-platform packaging channels. ### How it is used Users run gedit as a desktop text editor for notes, documents, source code, and structured text. Developers and plugin authors use the official developer documentation and the main Git repository README and CONTRIBUTING files as entry points. ### Why package nerds care gedit is significant to package-manager users because it is a long-lived GUI editor that carries GTK, GNOME, plugin, syntax-highlighting, and cross-platform desktop packaging concerns in a single application. ### Timeline - 1998: gedit development started near the beginning of the GNOME project. - 2024: gedit 47 release notes highlighted improved API documentation for plugin developers. - 2026: The official site copyright and release posts show ongoing maintenance by the gedit team. ### Related projects - GTK, Gedit Technology, GtkSourceView, libpeas, gspell, and GNOME are related projects named by the official gedit site and technology pages. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - gedit - 48.1-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gedit from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | popular text editor for the GNOME desktop environment | https://gedit-text-editor.org/ - Debian apt - gedit-common - 48.1-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gedit-common from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | popular text editor for the GNOME desktop environment (support files) | https://gedit-text-editor.org/ - Debian apt - gedit-dev - 48.1-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gedit-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | popular text editor for the GNOME desktop environment (dev files) | https://gedit-text-editor.org/ - Nix - gedit: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ge/gedit/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - gedit - 46.2-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gedit from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | popular text editor for the GNOME desktop environment | https://gedit-technology.github.io/apps/gedit/ - Ubuntu apt - gedit-common - 46.2-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gedit-common from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | popular text editor for the GNOME desktop environment (support files) | https://gedit-technology.github.io/apps/gedit/ - Ubuntu apt - gedit-dev - 46.2-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gedit-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | popular text editor for the GNOME desktop environment (dev files) | https://gedit-technology.github.io/apps/gedit/ - apk - gedit - 50.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gedit from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | An easy-to-use and general-purpose text editor | https://gedit-text-editor.org - apk - gedit-dev - 50.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gedit-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | An easy-to-use and general-purpose text editor (development files) | https://gedit-text-editor.org - apk - gedit-doc - 50.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gedit-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | An easy-to-use and general-purpose text editor (documentation) | https://gedit-text-editor.org - apk - gedit-lang - 50.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gedit-lang from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Languages for package gedit | https://gedit-text-editor.org - dnf - gedit - 50.0-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gedit from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Text editor for the GNOME desktop | https://gedit-text-editor.org/ - dnf - gedit-devel - 50.0-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gedit-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Support for developing plugins for the gedit text editor | https://gedit-text-editor.org/ - pacman - gedit - 50.0-3: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: gedit from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Easy-to-use general-purpose text editor | https://gedit-text-editor.org/ - zypper - gedit - 50.0-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gedit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | UTF-8 text editor | https://gedit-text-editor.org - zypper - gedit-devel - 50.0-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gedit-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Development files for the gedit text editor | https://gedit-text-editor.org ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gedit.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/gedit.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph