What is this?
CodeEdit is a free, open-source code editor for macOS, built by the community and written natively in Swift for the Mac.
CodeEdit is a free, open-source code editor for macOS, built by the community and written natively in Swift for the Mac.Is it a real native Mac app, or another Electron editor?A native macOS app built in Swift with AppKit and SwiftUI — explicitly not an Electron or cross-platform app, which is the whole idea behind the project.
A native macOS app built in Swift with AppKit and SwiftUI — explicitly not an Electron or cross-platform app, which is the whole idea behind the project.How do I get it on my Mac?There is no stable release yet: you test-drive a pre-release build and tell the team what you think by submitting an issue on GitHub.
There is no stable release yet: you test-drive a pre-release build and tell the team what you think by submitting an issue on GitHub.Do I need to install anything else alongside it?Nothing — it's a self-contained Mac app: grab a build, launch it, start editing.
Nothing — it's a self-contained Mac app: grab a build, launch it, start editing.Can I use it for real work today?Not yet — the team explicitly warns that CodeEdit is still in development and not recommended for production use.
Not yet — the team explicitly warns that CodeEdit is still in development and not recommended for production use.Who is this actually for, given Xcode already exists?Developers working on projects not written for Apple platforms. Xcode is native but only serves Apple-platform projects; CodeEdit wants to give everyone else that same native macOS experience.
Developers working on projects not written for Apple platforms. Xcode is native but only serves Apple-platform projects; CodeEdit wants to give everyone else that same native macOS experience.What does it cost — is there a paid tier?No: it's MIT-licensed and the project is committed to staying open source and free forever, supported by the community.
No: it's MIT-licensed and the project is committed to staying open source and free forever, supported by the community.What can it do already?Quite a lot for a pre-release: syntax highlighting, code completion, project find and replace, snippets, an integrated terminal, task running, debugging, git integration, code review, and an extension system.
Quite a lot for a pre-release: syntax highlighting, code completion, project find and replace, snippets, an integrated terminal, task running, debugging, git integration, code review, and an extension system.Why build a whole new editor instead of using VS Code or Xcode?The authors' argument: Electron-based editors can't fully utilize the Mac's resources, and Xcode only covers Apple-platform projects — so developers working on everything else have no native option. CodeEdit set out to fill exactly that gap.
The authors' argument: Electron-based editors can't fully utilize the Mac's resources, and Xcode only covers Apple-platform projects — so developers working on everything else have no native option. CodeEdit set out to fill exactly that gap.Will there be a Windows or Linux version?No — it's intentionally macOS-only, written 'entirely and unapologetically for macOS'; cross-platform frameworks are precisely what the project set out to avoid.
No — it's intentionally macOS-only, written 'entirely and unapologetically for macOS'; cross-platform frameworks are precisely what the project set out to avoid.What are similar projects?omarchy-apple-dev, OpenYoink, OpenSwiftUI, toast, iOS-GPS-Spoofer, awesome-mac, textream, zulu
omarchy-apple-dev, OpenYoink, OpenSwiftUI, toast, iOS-GPS-Spoofer, awesome-mac, textream, zuluWhich topics is it in?autocompletion, swift-ui, extensions, task-runner, appkit, code, snippets, code-editor, mac, text-editor, syntax-highlighting, swiftui
autocompletion, swift-ui, extensions, task-runner, appkit, code, snippets, code-editor, mac, text-editor, syntax-highlighting, swiftui