textadept

# Textadept

Textadept is a fast, minimalist, and remarkably extensible cross-platform text editor for programmers.

Quick links: [Download][] \| [Manual][] \| [Lua API Docs][] \| [Project Page][]

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[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!*

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[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<br/>(13.1) | Unstable Release<br/>(N/A) | Experimental<br/>nightly build
-|-|-
[Windows][stable win] |  | [Windows][nightly win]
[macOS][stable mac] |  | [macOS][nightly mac]
[Linux x64][stable linux] / [ARM][stable arm] |  | [Linux x64][nightly linux] / [ARM][nightly arm]
[Extra modules][stable modules] |  | [Extra modules][nightly modules]
[Source code][stable source] |  | [Source code][nightly source]

A list of all released versions is [here][all ver