What does Mousepad do?

Quickly editing plain text files with a lightweight, no-frills editor on Xfce desktops. It is catalogued under Productivity & Work on PulseGate.

Mousepad is an open-source project built for linux desktop users.

Does Mousepad have a free plan?

Yes — Mousepad is free to use.

Is Mousepad still maintained?

Unverified. Mousepad has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to Mousepad?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Focus Wall, Password.File, and check-my-sample-sheet.

Mousepad is developed by The Mousepad developers.

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Mousepad

Name: Mousepad
Author: The Mousepad developers

FlathubProductivity & Work

Mousepad is a lightweight text editor designed for the Xfce desktop environment. It focuses on speed and simplicity for quick editing of text files rather than serving as a full development environment. It leverages modern GTK features while maintaining a minimal, fast interface.

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Overview

3 features

Mousepad is a Productivity & Work project. Quickly editing plain text files with a lightweight, no-frills editor on Xfce desktops. Mousepad is an open-source project aimed at linux desktop users. It is available for free. Mousepad is available on Linux.

It is developed by The Mousepad developers. Among its 3 catalogued features are Fast Editing, GTK Integration, and Lightweight Interface.

Fast Editing
GTK Integration
Lightweight Interface

Built with & integrations

Runs on

Linux

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed24 Jul · 13:13 UTC
mousepad verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Mousepad

What does Mousepad do?: Quickly editing plain text files with a lightweight, no-frills editor on Xfce desktops. It is catalogued under Productivity & Work on PulseGate.
Who is Mousepad for?: Mousepad is an open-source project built for linux desktop users.
Does Mousepad have a free plan?: Yes — Mousepad is free to use.
What platforms does Mousepad run on?: Mousepad runs on Linux.
Is Mousepad still maintained?: Unverified. Mousepad has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Mousepad?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Focus Wall, Password.File, and check-my-sample-sheet.Focus Wall Password.File check-my-sample-sheet
Who makes Mousepad?: Mousepad is developed by The Mousepad developers.

At a glance

Platforms: Desktop
Languages: English
First seen: 24 Jul 2026
Built for: Linux desktop users
Model: Open source
Solves: Quickly editing plain text files with a lightweight, no-frills editor on Xfce desktops.

Registered as

Flathub: org.xfce.mousepad

Developer

The Mousepad developers

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70
Indexed: 24 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Jul 2026
Last seen: 24 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: mousepad-flathub-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 24 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 24 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Taken from the project's own store listing.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 4 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://flathub.org/apps/org.xfce.mousepad

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