Kate for Windows
Kate is an advanced open-source text editor from the KDE community. It offers syntax highlighting, tabs and split views, and it stays fast whether you are editing a quick note or working through a large code project.
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- ✓ Official source (winget)
- ✓ SHA256 taken from the official repository
- ✓ Last checked: Nov. 4, 2026
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- Version
- 26.08.3
- Release date
- Nov. 3, 2026
- License
- LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Installer type
- nullsoft
Install from the command line
How do I use this?
Type Terminal in the Start menu and open it, paste the command (Ctrl+V or right-click) and press Enter. It uses winget, Windows' own package manager, to install the program from its official source.
winget install --id KDE.Kate -eSHA256 (file verification)
c25e1ef6d131ee88f8473def5ccc61f4d3b938e73680d053e67adc0fd246b90aHow to install
- Click the official download button on this page.
- Run the installer and follow the steps.
- Or install it with the winget command shown on the page.
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