Geany (
IPA
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free and open-source
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lightweight
GUI
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text editor using
Scintilla and
GTK, including basic
IDE features. It is designed to have short load times, with limited dependency on separate
packages or external
libraries on Linux. It has been ported to a wide range of operating systems, such as
BSD
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,
Linux,
macOS,
Solaris and
Windows. The Windows port lacks an embedded terminal window; also missing from the Windows version are the
external development tools present under Unix, unless installed separately by the user. Among the supported
programming languages and
markup languages are
C,
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,
C#,
Java,
JavaScript,
PHP,
HTML,
LaTeX,
CSS
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,
Python
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* Python (pr ...
,
Perl,
Ruby,
Pascal
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,
Haskell,
Erlang,
Vala
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Fiction
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and many others.
In contrast to traditional Unix-based editors like
Emacs or
Vim, Geany more closely resembles programming editors common on
Microsoft Windows such as
Notepad++, which also uses Scintilla.
It is
free software licensed under the terms of the
GNU GPL version 2 or later.
In 2012, the version number was increased to 1.22 from 0.21 to reflect the maturity of the product, as requested by many users. Geany Version 1.29 is based by GTK+ 3.22. Version 1.36 is based by GTK+ 3.24.14. Version 1.37.1 is last Version with GTK+ 2.24 support.
Features
*
Auto-completion
* Bookmarks (called ''markers'')
*
Multiple document support
* Simple project management
*
Syntax highlighting
*
Code folding
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(partially)
* Symbol lists
* Code navigation
* Embedded
terminal emulator
* Build system to compile and execute code using external tools
* Extensible via plugins
* Column / block / vertical select (via Shift + Ctrl + arrow keys)
* User configurable keyboard action to editor function mapping
Rankings
In 2018, Geany entered the top 10 integrated development environments for Python in The Indian Wire.
In 2021, Geany was named as one of the 12 best Linux text editors in Fossbytes.
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See also
*
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Comparison of integrated development environments
The following tables list notable software packages that are nominal IDEs; standalone tools such as source code editors and GUI builders are not included. These IDEs are listed in alphabetical order of the supported language.
ActionScript
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Code::Blocks
References
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Code navigation tools
Free integrated development environments
Free software programmed in C
Free text editors
GNOME Applications
GNOME Developer Tools
Linux integrated development environments
Linux text editors
Software that uses Scintilla
Software using the GPL license
Text editors that use GTK
MacOS text editors
Unix text editors
Windows text editors
Cross-platform free software
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