Project Name	Stars	Repos Using This	Packages Using This	Most Recent Commit	Total Releases	Latest Release	Open Issues	License	Language
Kilo	6,983			3 months ago			47	bsd-2-clause	C
A text editor in less than 1000 LOC with syntax highlight and search.
Notepad3	4,439			3 months ago			103	other	C++
Notepad like text editor based on the Scintilla source code. Notepad3 based on code from Notepad2 and MiniPath on code from metapath. Download Notepad3:
Kibi	1,318			3 months ago	6	February 14, 2021	16	other	Rust
A text editor in ≤1024 lines of code, written in Rust
Imguicolortextedit	1,273			4 months ago			50	mit	C++
Colorizing text editor for ImGui
Notepad2 Mod	1,172			6 years ago			102	other	C++
LOOKING FOR DEVELOPERS - Notepad2-mod, a Notepad2 fork, a fast and light-weight Notepad-like text editor with syntax highlighting
Primrose	527	3	3	7 months ago	114	November 15, 2020	7	other	JavaScript
A syntax-highlighting text editors that renders to an HTML5 Canvas
Qmarkdowntextedit	355			4 months ago		March 11, 2019	4	mit	C++
A C++ Qt QPlainTextEdit widget with markdown highlighting support and a lot of other extras
Babi	353			4 months ago	47	October 31, 2023	17	mit	Python
a text editor
Emacs Theme Darktooth	308			6 months ago				gpl-3.0	Emacs Lisp
Darktooth : From the darkness... it watches.
Bim	271			4 months ago			6	isc	C
Extensible, lightweight terminal text editor with syntax highlighting and plugin support.

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Kilo ⭐ 6,983

A text editor in less than 1000 LOC with syntax highlight and search.

most recent commit 3 months ago

Notepad3 ⭐ 4,439

Notepad like text editor based on the Scintilla source code. Notepad3 based on code from Notepad2 and MiniPath on code from metapath. Download Notepad3:

most recent commit 3 months ago

Kibi ⭐ 1,318

A text editor in ≤1024 lines of code, written in Rust

total releases 6most recent commit 3 months ago

Imguicolortextedit ⭐ 1,273

Colorizing text editor for ImGui

most recent commit 4 months ago

Notepad2 Mod ⭐ 1,172

LOOKING FOR DEVELOPERS - Notepad2-mod, a Notepad2 fork, a fast and light-weight Notepad-like text editor with syntax highlighting

most recent commit 6 years ago

Primrose ⭐ 527

A syntax-highlighting text editors that renders to an HTML5 Canvas

dependent packages 3total releases 114most recent commit 7 months ago

Qmarkdowntextedit ⭐ 355

A C++ Qt QPlainTextEdit widget with markdown highlighting support and a lot of other extras

most recent commit 4 months ago

Babi ⭐ 353

a text editor

total releases 47most recent commit 4 months ago

Emacs Theme Darktooth ⭐ 308

Darktooth : From the darkness... it watches.

most recent commit 6 months ago

Bim ⭐ 271

Extensible, lightweight terminal text editor with syntax highlighting and plugin support.

most recent commit 4 months ago

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