What is Textadept?
This text editor is a fast, minimalist, and remarkably extensible cross-platform application that runs on multiple operating systems, including Windows, Mac OSX, Linux, and BSD. It allows users to control the application using the Lua programming language, and features split views and code autocompletion capabilities. Textadept is a keyboard-driven, self-contained text editor suitable for use on both local and remote machines
Highlights
- Cross-platform compatibility supporting Windows, Mac OSX, Linux, and BSD
- Customizable through Lua programming language integration
- Split view and code autocompletion functionality
- Keyboard-driven interface for efficient text editing
- Self-contained application suitable for use on remote machines
Features
Command line interface
Lightweight
Portable
Syntax Highlighting
Lua scripting

