Light Table
Light Table is a new interactive IDE that lets you modify running programs and embed anything from websites to games. It provides the real time feedback we need to not only answer questions about our code, but to understand how our programs really work.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Electron / Atom Shell
The last version (0.8.1) is from January 2016.
Features
Properties
- Lightweight
- Clean design
Features
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Tags
- programming
- Web Development
Light Table News & Activities
Recent activities
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What is Light Table?
Light Table is a new interactive IDE that lets you modify running programs and embed anything from websites to games. It provides the real time feedback we need to not only answer questions about our code, but to understand how our programs really work.
Light Table information
Developed by
Pratik KarkiLicensing
Open Source (MIT) and Free product.Alternatives
89 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
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DevelopmentGitHub repository
- 11,708 Stars
- 915 Forks
- 181 Open Issues
- Updated (Archived)
Comments and Reviews
The file explorer of Light Table (Linux version) shows squares instead of letters under Ubuntu 18.04. Moreover, it’s nothing special. Bluefish, Geany or Atom are much better. And the project seems to be more or less discontinued. The last version (0.8.1) is from 2016, and while i’m writing this, we have 2019.
That happens normally when the app is not native to Linux, but runs over wine or mono, that is a runtime translation library to Windows executables, you should install Microsoft Fontson your Linux Distro, I bet that is what is missing on you installation.
Microsoft Fonts
Dec 2020: Maintainer posted to repo stating they plan to re write the whole thing with an ETA Summer 2021. There has been subsequent activity.
https://github.com/LightTable/LightTable/discussions/2506
I don't know why this is marked as discontinued. There is activity in the Github repository (at least as of two months ago) and the website is still up and running, with a strategy post from 2017.
Really good alternative to Sublime Text. A light-weighted and clean editor, with few plugins to extend it to your needs. Few bugs have been already fixed on Github.