CLUSTER CODE-EDITOR-SOURCE · 19 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2007-10-06

Source code editor tools

This cluster comprises source code editors for programmers, from simple text editors to cross-platform and language-specific tools. The dated history shows sparse entries spread from 2007 to mid-2026, with three entries in July 2026 as the largest single month. Traction leaders are pragtical-bin, pragtical, and mly, each with zero stars.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

OCT 2007: 2APR 2012: 1AUG 2014: 1JUL 2016: 1NOV 2018: 1JAN 2020: 1JAN 2022: 1JUN 2023: 1DEC 2025: 1MAR 2026: 1JUL 2026: 3SEP 2026: 3OCT 2026: 2
OCT 2007OCT 2026

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 5 hand-coded · 14 unlabelled

Operator · 2 hobby · 16 open source · 1 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 19 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01coding-pudding4★11 days—hobbyLightweight code editor for writing and editing Python programs on low-resource Windows computers.
  2. 02code-hug-editor-300★10 days—Code editor application that lets developers write, edit, and manage source files with syntax highlighting.
  3. 03program0★11 days—hobbyDesktop block-based coding editor that brings a Scratch-style programming environment into a native app.
  4. 04rhun-bin0★11 daysliveopen sourceCode editor for developers that keeps resource use low while writing and editing source code.
  5. 05chord0★16 daysliveopen sourceDesktop text editor for writing and editing source code with syntax highlighting.
  6. 06pragtical-bin0★1 moliveopen sourceCode editor that provides a practical workspace for writing and editing source code.
  7. 07pragtical0★19 daysliveopen sourceCode editor for developers to write and edit source code.
  8. 08mly0★3 moliveopen sourceA small, feature-rich text editor aimed at programmers for writing source code.
  9. 09patch-bin0★3 moliveopen sourceCode editor that provides a graphical interface for writing and editing source code.
  10. 10notepad++0★4 molivehand-codedopen sourceA free source code editor for Windows that provides syntax highlighting and text editing for programmers.
  11. 11mp-5-gtk0★3 yrabandonedliveopen sourceText editor for programmers to write and edit source code.
  12. 12novapad0★7 mostaleliveopen sourceNative code editor for programmers with a modern interface for writing and editing source code.
  13. 13tweakphp0★10 mostalelivehand-codedopen sourceDesktop code editor designed for tweaking and editing PHP source code.
  14. 14mp0★3 yrabandonedliveopen sourceText editor for programmers to write and edit source code.
  15. 15mp-5-nc0★3 yrabandonedliveopen sourceText editor for programmers to write and edit source code.
  16. 16onivim2-bin0★3 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceCode editor for developers offering modal keyboard-driven interface to create and edit source files efficiently.
  17. 17mu-editor0★3 yrabandonedliveopen sourceSimple editor for beginner programmers to write and run Python code.
  18. 18rpgng0★11 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceAn editor for the RPG programming language that helps developers write and maintain business applications on IBM systems.
  19. 19onivim20★5 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceCode editor for developers offering modal keyboard-driven interface to create and edit source files efficiently.