Cover Page As a developer , working with some kind of text editor is part of our day to day workflow . No matter what technology or language you work with a fast , simple and feature rich text editor is always a plus to speed up the workflow . Here are my recommendations for light , fast and feature rich text editor for Linux . Vim Nano GeditKate BluefishEmacsAtomSublime VScode VIM Vim is modified version of legendary VI command line text editor . This is default text editor for many server linux OS and desktop linux also . VIM is super light , fast and extensible . Although vim is light , it is very much powerful . Vim keyboard shortcuts