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Mac developers who want a lightweight native editor for projects that are not tied to Xcode.

Why it deserves attention

CodeEdit is written in Swift and AppKit instead of wrapping a browser, so launch, typing, and window behavior feel like a Mac app. It includes project-wide search, Git integration, an integrated terminal, extensions, and syntax support across languages, and the project is MIT-licensed, free, and backed by more than 23,000 GitHub stars. It is still pre-1.0 at v0.3.6 and under active development; the team positions it as a supplement to Xcode rather than a replacement, so expect missing features and occasional rough edges.

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Can replace

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