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Free!

Komodo Edit is a free, open source editor from dynamic language experts.

It's absolutely fantastic to work with. It does everything a good editor should do, but it also adds a bunch of other little awesome things."
–Dan Hulton, www.danhulton.com
  • All the languages: Dynamic language expertise for Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, and Tcl, plus JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and XML, and template languages like RHTML, Template-Toolkit, HTML-Smarty and Django.
  • All the platforms: Windows? Mac? Linux? Yes! Yes! Yes!
  • Award-wining tools: Everything you'd expect from an editor based on the award-winning Komodo IDE, like autocomplete and calltips, multi-language file support, syntax coloring and syntax checking, Vi emulation, Emacs key bindings, and more.
  • Firefox-style extensibility: Go ahead, hack away! Or download some of the cool extensions from member of the Komodo community.

Features and Specifications

Feature Overview
    Focus on what your code can do; let your editor sweat the details.
    Komodo Edit, based on the award-winning Komodo IDE, offers sophisticated support for all major scripting languages, including in-depth autocomplete and calltips, multi-language file support, syntax coloring and syntax checking, Vi emulation, Emacs key bindings.
Compare with Komodo IDE
    Komodo Edit is a free, open source multi-language editor with code intelligence. Komodo IDE builds on Komodo Edit's comprehensive editing features, adding intelligent tools for debugging, regular expressions, team development and customization.
System Requirements
  • Windows
    • Windows XP, 2000 or Vista
    • x86 architecture
    • 233 MHz+ CPU (500 MHz+ PIII recommended)
    • 128 MB RAM (256 MB+ recommended)
    • Up to 230 MB hard disk space during installation
  • Mac
    • PowerPC G4+ or Intel processor
    • 256 MB RAM
    • 90 MB hard disk space
    • Mac OS X 10.3+
    • ActivePerl 816 or later is required for universal binary support in PerlApp
  • Linux
    • Debian
      • Debian Stable/Ubuntu 5.04+
      • Debian Testing/Ubuntu users need to install: libstdc++5
    • Red Hat/Fedora
      • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4+, Fedora Core 4+
      • Fedora Core 4 package requirements: compat-libstdc++ v 3.3 and xorg-x11-deprecated-libs
    • Suse/Novell
      • Suse 9.0
      • x86 architecture
      • 233 MHz+ CPU (500 MHz+ PIII recommended)
      • 128 MB RAM (256 MB+ recommended)
      • Up to 230 MB hard disk space during installation
Licensing

Developer Resources

Getting Started

Komodo Edit is built on the Komodo IDE code base, so all the resources available to Komodo IDE users can help with learning Komodo Edit.

Getting Started Screencast
The Introduction to Komodo IDE screencast will take you on a tour of Komodo IDE's key features, including code intelligence (autocomplete and calltips) in multi-language files, customizable key bindings and Vi emulation, configurable toolbars, and project templates.

Features Showcase
Get to the next level by checking out any of the 18 quick tours in Feature Showcase: take a look at some advanced search functions, explore your code using the code analysis tools, and create custom workspace components for code reuse and project management.

Sample Project
Take a run through Komodo IDE's sample project to familiarize yourself with Komodo's functionality.

Tutorials
Get hands-on learning about Komodo IDE's Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, or Run Commands capabilities with our quick tutorials.

Getting Support

If at any time you need assistance, you can find the help you need.

Getting Involved

Komodo Community
Be a part of the Komodo Community! Try a user-built extension or learn to create your own, ask or answer questions, check out the latest screencasts, join Komodo mailing lists, or just get the latest news from the Komodo Community site.