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source code editors and extensions

Recent window: last 5.4 months (2026-05-01 → 2026-10-11), compared with the prior 5.4 months.

horizontal · 71 members · Data as of 2026-10-14

Products in this niche provide dedicated environments and modular add-ons for writing, formatting, and navigating programming syntax. Software developers, engineers, and power users adopt these tools to customize their daily coding workflows through terminal-based interfaces, custom keybindings, and tailored plugins. Unlike general-purpose word processors or heavy cloud-based platforms, these solutions focus strictly on low-latency text manipulation and fine-grained editor customization.

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Most asked for

  • Ability to organize/tag secrets with metadata like 'sklad_folder' for cross-vault access (1)
    Raised on Sklad
  • Add demo link (1)
    Raised on React-Rewrite
  • Add screenshots or screen recording to README (1)
    Raised on React-Rewrite
  • Bridge mode to integrate with 1Password SDK or KeePassXC-proxy (1)
    Raised on Sklad
  • Browser integration for viewing agent clicks (1)
  • cargo-vet integration for auditing Rust dependencies (1)
    Raised on Sklad
  • Checkbox turns into editable text when cursor moves next to it (1)
    Raised on Atomic Editor
  • comparison with VSCode and Zed (1)
    Raised on Koi Editor Alpha

Concerns raised

Compared to

Members

Name Source Upvotes ▲ Launched
Kodo PH 1 2026-09-07
PropelCode: Your IDE, In Your Pocket PH 1 2026-09-12
CodeNeat PH 1 2026-10-12
Ghost Regex PH 1 2026-10-06
CodeMate PH 2 2026-09-23
TeX Side Preview in VSCode PH 2 2026-10-12
FramePort PH 2 2026-09-20
Srcmap PH 2 2026-09-22
DepCart PH 2 2026-09-28
Folio PH 2 2026-09-15
Spark Cell Runner PH 2 2026-10-08
CodyFormat PH 2 2026-09-11
midcode PH 3 2026-09-29
Ane, a new chord-based terminal code editor with one-shot CLI edits HN 5 2026-05-15
Notemac++ HN 5 2026-02-27
Zerminal HN 5 2026-05-04
I built an open-source alternative to the "brainrot IDE" that YC funded HN 6 2025-12-15
An opinionated fork of micro, built for vibe coders who enjoy code HN 6 2026-01-17
Koi Editor Alpha HN 6 2026-09-18
Excali-mode HN 6 2026-10-09
Persistent Jupyter kernel execution and live output streaming in VSCode HN 7 2026-09-09
MobileCode HN 7 2026-09-05
Sweetpad HN 7 2026-05-27
goal-loop GITHUB 7 2026-09-15
React-Rewrite HN 7 2026-03-30
bb-plugin-cursor-sidebar GITHUB 8 2026-09-15
depcart GITHUB 9 2026-09-26
Claude Code plugin that gives .svelte files full LSP intelligence HN 9 2026-03-16
Ghostide GITHUB 9 2026-09-14
nermal-ide GITHUB 11 2026-09-14
kimi-coding-plan.github.io GITHUB 11 2026-09-21
tex-revision-cursor-extension GITHUB 11 2026-10-01
cursor-cpa-plugin GITHUB 12 2026-09-18
ZcodePro GITHUB 14 2026-09-28
Ultra-Edit GITHUB 15 2026-10-01
SideX HN 15 2026-04-02
STM32_VSCode_Setup GITHUB 15 2026-09-11
My Emacs Zero to IDE Journey HN 15 2026-08-24
mobile-codex GITHUB 17 2026-09-21
OJ HN 18 2026-09-17
iseberg GITHUB 19 2026-10-02
XP-Code GITHUB 19 2026-10-03
godot-coop GITHUB 20 2026-10-03
ShellDelphi GITHUB 22 2026-09-17
Sklad HN 22 2026-02-02
Elecxzy HN 22 2026-02-21
Lichess.el HN 22 2026-01-27
ZCodium GITHUB 23 2026-09-21
Terse, a Claude Code plugin that halves reply length by cutting filler HN 25 2026-10-07
claude-code-mods GITHUB 31 2026-09-15