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Atom for Mac

A hackable text editor.

Free
In English
3.8
Based on 29 user rates

Atom overview

Atom is a desktop text editor application based on web technologies. Like other desktop apps, it has its own icon in the dock, native menus and dialogs, and full access to the file system. Open the dev tools, however, and Atom's web-based core shines through. Whether you're tweaking the look of Atom's interface with CSS or adding major features with HTML and JavaScript, it's never been easier to take control of your editor.

At GitHub, we're building the text editor we've always wanted. A tool you can customize to do anything, but also use productively on the first day without ever touching a config file. Atom is modern, approachable, and hackable to the core. We can't wait to see what you build with it.

What’s new in version 1.63.1

This is the last release of Atom. We will be archiving Atom and all repositories under the Atom organization on December 15, 2022.

You can learn more about the official sunset of Atom in our blog post.

Atom Core
  • atom/atom#25709 - Fix File -> Open… menu on macOS
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Atom for Mac

Free
In English
Version 1.63.1
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5.0
Ease of use
3.0
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5.0
Reliability
4.0
Customer support
3.0

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3.8

(27 Reviews of Atom)

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Diarbyrag
Diarbyrag
Sep 14 2022
1.60.0
5.0
Sep 14 2022
5.0
Version: 1.60.0
Yet again F'ing Microsoft take over anything that looks like competition and run it into the ground so it's RIP Atom, well my computer has no Microsoft crap on it now and it will stay that way as long as possible ...
Diarbyrag
Diarbyrag
Feb 10 2022
1.59.0
5.0
Feb 10 2022
5.0
Version: 1.59.0
I love atom, does everything I need, so pleased to see an update, please don't abandon it !
andrew-180
andrew-180
Nov 30 2020
1.53.0
0.0
Nov 30 2020
0.0
Version: 1.53.0
Exactly the plain text editor I need!
sen-supriyo
sen-supriyo
Jul 21 2020
1.49.0
5.0
Jul 21 2020
5.0
Version: 1.49.0
I have been using it as an editor for HTML/JS/PHP. It does what it promises. The extension for Live Server work well too (only for HTML, not yet for PHP files). This is a great backup editor for Visual Studio Code.
atulmala
atulmala
Jun 17 2020
1.48.0
1.0
Jun 17 2020
1.0
Version: 1.48.0
very confusing doesn't even do the syntax highlighting
kovidjuneja
kovidjuneja
Mar 13 2023
1.63.1
5.0
Mar 13 2023
5.0
Version: 1.63.1
sivasundar5944
sivasundar5944
Mar 5 2023
1.63.1
3.0
Mar 5 2023
3.0
Version: 1.63.1
Diarbyrag
Diarbyrag
Sep 21 2022
1.60.0
5.0
Sep 21 2022
5.0
Version: 1.60.0
sen-supriyo
sen-supriyo
Jul 21 2020
5.0
Jul 21 2020
5.0
Version: null
atulmala
atulmala
Jun 17 2020
1.0
Jun 17 2020
1.0
Version: null
Funjoy
Funjoy
Aug 25 2019
2.0
Aug 25 2019
2.0
Version: null
satarii rexson
satarii rexson
Jul 19 2019
5.0
Jul 19 2019
5.0
Version: null
SweetP Productions
SweetP Productions
Mar 12 2019
5.0
Mar 12 2019
5.0
Version: null
hanah-alexandra-medrano
Sep 18 2018
5.0
Version: null
ray-brooks
ray-brooks
Jun 10 2018
5.0
Jun 10 2018
5.0
Version: null
valgrey
valgrey
Feb 17 2018
3.5
Feb 17 2018
3.5
Version: null
gcoghill
gcoghill
Jan 19 2018
5.0
Jan 19 2018
5.0
Version: null
carthage
carthage
Jan 13 2018
5.0
Jan 13 2018
5.0
Version: null
VanRijn63
VanRijn63
Dec 27 2017
5.0
Dec 27 2017
5.0
Version: null
anonymous-octopus-3320
Dec 26 2017
2.5
Version: null
rcrooks1969
rcrooks1969
Aug 31 2017
5.0
Aug 31 2017
5.0
Version: null
Tarek-Raafat
Tarek-Raafat
Jun 28 2017
4.0
Jun 28 2017
4.0
Version: null
falkonseo
falkonseo
Feb 26 2017
5.0
Feb 26 2017
5.0
Version: null
Staps Fanny
Staps Fanny
Feb 16 2016
4.0
Feb 16 2016
4.0
Version: null
stew-1
stew-1
Feb 12 2016
1.0
Feb 12 2016
1.0
Version: null
lance-perry-junk
lance-perry-junk
Dec 11 2015
3.0
Dec 11 2015
3.0
Version: null
Steffen47
Steffen47
Sep 24 2015
5.0
Sep 24 2015
5.0
Version: null
Dylan-Mc
Dylan-Mc
Aug 13 2015
4.5
Aug 13 2015
4.5
Version: null
asux
asux
Jun 10 2015
5.0
Jun 10 2015
5.0
Version: null
Sandro-Bilbeisi
Sandro-Bilbeisi
May 24 2015
5.0
May 24 2015
5.0
Version: null
r-owen
r-owen
Apr 3 2015
4.0
Apr 3 2015
4.0
Version: null
iindigo
iindigo
Feb 9 2015
1.0
Feb 9 2015
1.0
Version: null
Uniquepito
Uniquepito
Feb 4 2015
3.5
Feb 4 2015
3.5
Version: null
Mbhayes
Mbhayes
Jan 28 2015
5.0
Jan 28 2015
5.0
Version: null