# Textadept ## Overview Textadept is a fast, minimalist, and remarkably extensible cross-platform text editor for programmers. Written in a combination of C and [Lua][] and relentlessly optimized for speed and minimalism over the years, Textadept is an ideal editor for programmers who want endless extensibility without sacrificing speed or succumbing to code bloat and featuritis. [Lua]: http://lua.org ## Features * Self-contained executable -- no installation necessary. * Entirely keyboard driven. * Unlimited split views (GUI version). * Support for over 80 programming languages. * Powerful snippets and key commands. * Code autocompletion and API lookup. * Unparalleled extensibility. * Terminal (curses) version. ## Requirements In its bid for minimalism, Textadept has no dependencies on Windows and Mac OSX operating systems and depends only on [GTK+ 2.0][] version 2.18 or greater on Linux. Textadept includes its own copy of Lua on all platforms and bundles in a GTK+ runtime on Windows and Mac OSX. The terminal version of Textadept requires only an implementation of curses like [ncurses][]. [GTK+ 2.0]: http://gtk.org [ncurses]: http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/ncurses.html ## Download **Please consider making a [donation][] or purchasing the [book][] to help fund Textadept's continuous development. It really helps.** Download Textadept from the project's [download page][] or from these quick links: Stable Builds * [Win32][] * [Mac OSX][] * [Linux][] * [Linux x86\_64][] * [Modules][] Unstable Builds * [Win32 Nightly][] * [Mac OSX Nightly][] * [Linux Nightly][] * [Linux x86\_64 Nightly][] * [Modules Nightly][] _Warning_: nightly builds are untested, may have bugs, and are the absolute cutting-edge versions of Textadept. Do not use them in production, but for testing purposes only. [donation]: http://gum.co/textadept [book]: MEDIA.html#Book [download page]: http://foicica.com/textadept/download [Win32]: download/textadept_LATEST.win32.zip [Mac OSX]: download/textadept_LATEST.osx.zip [Linux]: download/textadept_LATEST.i386.tgz [Linux x86\_64]: download/textadept_LATEST.x86_64.tgz [Modules]: download/textadept_LATEST.modules.zip [Win32 Nightly]: download/textadept_NIGHTLY.win32.zip [Mac OSX Nightly]: download/textadept_NIGHTLY.osx.zip [Linux Nightly]: download/textadept_NIGHTLY.i386.tgz [Linux x86\_64 Nightly]: download/textadept_NIGHTLY.x86_64.tgz [Modules Nightly]: download/textadept_NIGHTLY.modules.zip ## Installation and Usage Textadept comes with a comprehensive manual and API documentation in the *doc/* directory. They are also available [online][]. [online]: http://foicica.com/textadept ## Buy the Book
[*Textadept Quick Reference*][] Released: December 2013