Geany
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
2recommend
0warn against
Dec 30, 2025first mention
Sep 9, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“I used to print a lot of code from Geany, that has some nice support for printing line numbers and code highlights”
“lately I have been using geany on Windows, mostly for convenience”
switched from Notepad++on “Notepad++ hijacked by state-sponsored actors”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
Often compared with
Threads where it came up
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All comments 3
“I used to print a lot of code from Geany, that has some nice support for printing line numbers and code highlights”
“lately I have been using geany on Windows, mostly for convenience”
“Using geany for a week or so hasn't been terrible but its not great either.”