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Geanyecode
Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

 Free

Free and open source.

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Starts almost instantly and uses very little memory
  • Depends only on GTK, so it installs cleanly on minimal Linux systems
  • Hardware-accelerated interface aimed at responsiveness
  • Lightweight compared with full IDEs
  • No language server support in the core, so completion is simpler than a modern IDE's
  • Debugging needs a plugin and is basic
  • Custom GUI toolkit may not match native platform look
  • Smaller community and extension ecosystem than mainstream editors
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0 License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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