# textadept **Repository Path**: mirrors_orbitalquark/textadept ## Basic Information - **Project Name**: textadept - **Description**: Textadept is a fast, minimalist, and remarkably extensible cross-platform text editor for programmers. - **Primary Language**: Unknown - **License**: MIT - **Default Branch**: default - **Homepage**: None - **GVP Project**: No ## Statistics - **Stars**: 0 - **Forks**: 0 - **Created**: 2023-11-14 - **Last Updated**: 2026-01-26 ## Categories & Tags **Categories**: Uncategorized **Tags**: None ## README # Textadept Textadept is a fast, minimalist, and remarkably extensible cross-platform text editor for programmers. Quick links: [Download][] \| [Manual][] \| [Lua API Docs][] \| [Project Page][]

[Download]: #download [Manual]: manual.md [Lua API Docs]: api.md [Project Page]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept ## Features - Traditional desktop application written in a combination of C, C++, and [Lua][]. - Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, and BSD. - Self-contained executables -- no installation necessary. - User-friendly graphical and terminal interfaces with sensible defaults. - Support for over 100 programming languages. - Multiple carets and selections. - Unlimited split views. - Configurable key bindings, including language-specific keys, key chains, and key modes. - Snippets, both generic and language-specific, and support for nested snippets. - Invoke shell commands for running code, building projects, and executing tests. - Almost every aspect of the editor can be scripted, extended, and customized with Lua. - Does not connect to the internet -- *it's just a text editor!*

[Lua]: https://lua.org ## Requirements Textadept's pre-built binaries require the following: - Windows 10+ (64-bit or ARM) - macOS 13+ - Linux: [Qt][] 5 or [GTK][] 3 for the GUI version, and [ncurses][] for the terminal version. You can [compile](#compile) Textadept from source for use with different UI library versions, such as Qt 6 and GTK 2.24. **Note:** Lua and other [third-party dependencies][] are compiled into the application itself, and a Qt runtime is distributed with Windows and macOS builds. [Qt]: https://www.qt.io/ [GTK]: https://gtk.org [ncurses]: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/ncurses.html [third-party dependencies]: manual.md#technologies ## Download You can download pre-built binaries for various platforms, as well as source code from the links below. Stable Release
(12.9) | Unstable Release
(13.0 alpha) | Experimental
nightly build -|-|- [Windows][stable win] | [Windows][unstable win] | [Windows][nightly win] [macOS][stable mac] | [macOS][unstable mac] (Apple Silicon) | [macOS][nightly mac] (Apple Silicon) [Linux x64][stable linux] / [ARM][stable arm] | [Linux x64][unstable linux] / [ARM][unstable arm] | [Linux x64][nightly linux] / [ARM][nightly arm] [Extra modules][stable modules] | [Extra modules][unstable modules] | [Extra modules][nightly modules] [Source code][stable source] | [Source code][unstable source] | [Source code][nightly source] A list of all released versions is [here][all versions] along with their release notes. [stable win]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_12.9/textadept_12.9.win.zip [stable mac]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_12.9/textadept_12.9.macOS.zip [stable linux]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_12.9/textadept_12.9.linux.tgz [stable arm]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_12.9/textadept_12.9.linux.arm.tgz [stable modules]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_12.9/textadept_12.9.modules.zip [stable source]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/archive/refs/tags/textadept_12.9.zip [unstable win]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_13.0_alpha/textadept_13.0_alpha.win.zip [unstable mac]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_13.0_alpha/textadept_13.0_alpha.macOS.zip [unstable linux]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_13.0_alpha/textadept_13.0_alpha.linux.tgz [unstable arm]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_13.0_alpha/textadept_13.0_alpha.linux.arm.tgz [unstable modules]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_13.0_alpha/textadept_13.0_alpha.modules.zip [unstable source]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/archive/refs/tags/textadept_13.0_alpha.zip [nightly win]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_nightly/textadept_nightly.win.zip [nightly mac]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_nightly/textadept_nightly.macOS.zip [nightly linux]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_nightly/textadept_nightly.linux.tgz [nightly arm]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_nightly/textadept_nightly.linux.arm.tgz [nightly modules]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_nightly/textadept_nightly.modules.zip [nightly source]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/archive/refs/tags/textadept_nightly.zip [all versions]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases **Note:** while Textadept contains plenty of built-in productivity tools, some extra features and functionality are available as optional modules in the "Extra modules" links above. This includes: - [Language debuggers](https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept-debugger) - [File comparison](https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept-file-diff) - [Source code formatting](https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept-format) - [Language Server Protocol client](https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept-lsp) - [Scratch buffers](https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept-scratch) - [Spell checking](https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept-spellcheck)

## Install and Use Simply unpack the pre-built binary archive anywhere you have permission to and run one of the following executables: Platform | GUI version | Terminal version -|-|- Windows | *textadept.exe* | *textadept-curses.exe* macOS | *Textadept.app*
*ta* (shell script)| *Textadept.app/Contents/MacOS/textadept-curses* Linux | *textadept* (Qt version)
*textadept-gtk* (GTK version) | *textadept-curses* The "Help > Show Manual" menu item, or the `F1` keyboard shortcut opens Textadept's comprehensive user manual. There is also an [online version][manual]. The manual covers all of Textadept's main features, including installation, usage, configuration, theming, scripting, and compiling from source. The "Help > Show LuaDoc" menu item, or the `Shift+F1` keyboard shortcut opens Textadept's extensive API reference for users interested in scripting the editor. There is also an [online version][api]. [manual]: manual.md [api]: api.md If you downloaded the optional set of modules, unpack it into the *.textadept/* directory in your home folder (keeping the top-level *modules/* directory intact). You could instead unpack it into Textadept's directory (thus merging the two *modules/* directories), but this is not recommended, as it may make upgrading more difficult. **Note:** Textadept generally does not auto-load modules. To use any of modules from the optional set, select the "Edit > Preferences", use Lua's `require()` function for each module to load, save the file, and restart Textadept. For example: ```lua require('lsp') require('file_diff') require('spellcheck') ```

## Compile Compiling Textadept from source requires the following: - [CMake][] 3.22+ - A C and C++ compiler, such as: - [GNU C compiler][] (*gcc*) 7.1+ - [Microsoft Visual Studio][] 2019+ - [Clang][] 13+ - A UI toolkit (at least one of the following): - [Qt][] 5.15+ development libraries for the GUI version - [GTK][] 2.24+ development libraries for the GUI version - [ncurses][](w) development libraries (wide character support) for the terminal version - Unix `patch` command Basic procedure: 1. Configure CMake by pointing it to Textadept's source directory (where *CMakeLists.txt* is), specify a directory to build in, and optionally specify a directory to install to. CMake will determine what UI toolkits are available and fetch third-party build dependencies.

2. Build Textadept. 3. Either copy the built binaries to Textadept's source directory or use CMake to install it. For example: ```bash cmake -S . -B build_dir -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \ -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=build_dir/install cmake --build build_dir -j # compiled binaries are in build_dir/ cmake --install build_dir # self-contained installation is in build_dir/install/ ``` **Note:** if you would like to build the nightly development version of Textadept, enable the `NIGHTLY` option during the configuration phase (e.g. `-D NIGHTLY=1`). The "[Compiling][]" section of the manual contains more information about this process. [CMake]: https://cmake.org [GNU C compiler]: https://gcc.gnu.org [Microsoft Visual Studio]: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/ [Clang]: https://clang.llvm.org/ [Qt]: https://www.qt.io [GTK]: https://gtk.org [ncurses]: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/ncurses.html [Compiling]: manual.md#compiling ## Support Textadept is an open-source project, released under the MIT License. - [Manual](manual.md) - [Lua API Documentation](api.md) - [Project page](https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept) - [Issue tracker](https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/issues) - [Discussions](https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/discussions) - [Wiki](https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/wiki) - [Frequently Asked Questions](faq.md) - [Credits](thanks.md) You can contact me personally at code att foicica.com.