Text editor

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A text editor that gets out of the way.

Apex is a native editor for Linux, macOS and Windows. It has multiple cursors, fast project navigation, Git and the keyboard shortcuts you already know. There is no plugin system and no account.

Read the user guide (PDF)

Version: 0.0.1
Runs on: Linux, macOS, Windows

Apex dark editor interface showing project sidebar, code tabs and minimap — The editor with the project sidebar, tabs and minimap.

What it does

Find anything

Goto Anything, a command palette, project-wide search and symbol navigation.

Edit quickly

Multiple cursors, split panes, snippets, macros and keyboard-driven commands.

Git in the editor

Branch information, diffs, staging, history and the common Git operations.

Works offline

No cloud service, plugin account or telemetry is needed for anything.

A normal session

Open a folder

Browse the sidebar or jump straight to a file.

Edit

Use multiple cursors and Goto Anything to move around.

Review

Look at the diff and stage your changes.

Save

Saves are atomic, and sessions are recovered after a crash.

Why no plugins

A plugin marketplace is a lot to maintain and a lot to trust. Apex puts the features most people use into the editor itself and leaves it at that.

Apex user guide (PDF)

Apex editor project view demonstrating Git-related workflow — Working with Git inside Apex.

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