Atom
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Atom is an open-source, Electron based text editor with a massive ecosystem of plugins and themes that are easily accessible through a built-in package manager. Being built with Electron, it uses web technology (HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Node.
License model
- Free Personal • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Chrome OS
- BSD
- Electron / Atom Shell
Discontinued
https://github.blog/2022-06-08-sunsetting-atom/"Sunsetting AtomWe are archiving Atom and all projects under the Atom organization for an official sunset on December 15, 2022."
Features
Atom News & Activities
Highlights • All activities
Recent News
- POX published news article about Atom
The day has come, Atom is officially discontinuedBack in June 2022, Microsoft-owned GitHub officially announced the end of support for its open-sour...
Comments and Reviews
I loved it, but Microsoft had to (of course) kill it. VS Code is not nearly as good as Atom. I will continue using it until it dies.
Needs a lot of space and system resources to do something way slower than others that I've tested.
Unfortunately, according to AlternativeTo, "Atom will be discontinued at the end of 2022," [0]. Can anyone recommend a similar editor?
[0] https://github.blog/2022-06-08-sunsetting-atom/
Atom is very similar to Notepad++. However, it brings more unnecessary features (thanks to electron), hogs a shit ton of your RAM for no reason, uses too much of your CPU, and uses a lot of storage. It's basically a text editor that tries so hard to be an IDE, but it fails so hard that it's laughable.
Also: To any app developers out there, please stop using electron. It's like a cancer that keeps on thriving everywhere, thanks to too many simple-minded developers.
One among best Code editors
Multiple cursor mode; plugins for almost anything; free!.
The worst text editor ever made.