Take control of your code

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New and intermediate programmers will be overjoyed with this text editor. Easier to use than ever before, Atom is completely hackable and simple to modify to your liking.

Customize your development

Helpful commands facilitate your work and lead to more productivity. Atom is the perfect text editor for any kind of programmer.

The Atom text editor can be modified to fit what you need. Amateurs and advanced programmers will love how effortless it is to search and install new packages. Once you have them, you can begin the customization process. But if you prefer to, you can take advantage of this editor's pre-engrained edits so that you can save yourself the hassle.

What's to love about this program is that it’s free. If you're not 100% convinced, you can always give it a try at no cost to you. Just so you know, the editor runs on electron, letting you to build cross-platform apps. Excellent usability means you won’t have any issues getting to grips with it. Convenient commands will make your work much easier so that you can really get to the nitty-gritty and be more efficient. In reality, this text editor is ideal for any programmer.

Another perk of this program is its fast installation. You get going in an instant. Plus, a lot of features and plugins from Atom let you develop apps quickly and simply.  You can even share your workspace with other team members, so that collaboration is in real-time and everyone's on the same page. 

And because Git is bundled with Atom, you can easily push your changes on the former program right from the editor. Create new branches, check out pulls requests, and even push and pull from the repo. There's really no skipping a beat. 

All in all, Atom is clean-looking and simple to use. It will meet all your needs. If you're going to be editing any text soon, it’s really worth having this program on your desktop or laptop.

Where can you run this program?

It’s easily downloaded for macOS, Linux, and Microsoft Windows. You can easily install the program on desktop or laptop.

Is there a better alternative?

No. This is one of the best editors out there. It’s at the top with others such as Notepad++ and Sublime Text. You won’t be disappointed.

Our take

Great piece of software that is super user-friendly.

Should you download it?

Yes definitely. Whether you are new to editing or an expert, this simple-to-follow program has everything you need and a huge range of tools. 

  • Pros

    • User-friendly
    • Completely free
    • Customizing made simple
    • Code is easily altered
  • Cons

    • Lacks good debugging tool
    • Can sometimes lag
    • Not enough language support

Specifications

Platform
  • Mac
  • Windows
Language
  • English
  • Japanese
License

Free

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Downloads in last month
31
Developer
GitHub

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