What is Textadept?
Textadept is a fast, lightweight, and customizable cross-platform text editor designed specifically for programmers. It has an minimal interface to reduce distractions and optimize editing efficiency.
Some key features of Textadept include:
- Fast, minimalist interface for distraction-free coding
- Supports syntax highlighting for over 80 programming languages and file types
- Smart auto-completion of words, variables, functions etc. as you type
- Multiple carets and selections to edit multiple parts of a document
- Can be extensively customized and extended through Lua scripts and plugins
- Built-in terminal emulator for running commands and compiling code
- Cross-platform - works on Linux, macOS, and Windows
Textadept is well-suited for programmers who want a fast, barebones text editor focused specifically on coding rather than an IDE. It can handle large files and projects efficiently. The extensive customization options allow tailoring the editor for specific coding languages and workflows.
Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text, Notepad++, Geany, PhpStorm, GNU nano, Kate, VSCodium, GNU Emacs, Pulsar Editor, JuffEd are some alternatives to Textadept.