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Geany

Geany is a powerful, stable, and lightweight programmer's text editor and integrated development environment (IDE) designed to provide a wide array of features without sacrificing speed or efficiency. It is a cross-platform application that runs on Linux, Windows, and MacOS. Geany is known for its stability and performance, making it a popular choice among developers, especially those who appreciate a minimalistic yet functional development environment...

With translations available in over 40 languages, Geany has a global reach and offers support for more than 50 programming languages.

Key Features of Geany:

Syntax Highlighting: Geany provides syntax highlighting for a wide range of programming and markup languages, making code visually distinct and easier to read.

Code Folding: You can collapse sections of your code for improved code organization and readability.

Auto-Completion: Geany offers symbol name auto-completion and construct completion/snippets, which help you write code faster and with fewer errors.

Auto-Closing Tags: When working with XML and HTML, Geany automatically closes tags, reducing the likelihood of unclosed tags in your code.

Call Tips: It provides helpful call tips that display function or method signatures as you type, assisting you in writing code more accurately.

Wide Language Support: Geany supports a broad spectrum of programming languages, including C, Java, PHP, HTML, Python, Perl, Pascal, and many more, making it suitable for multi-language development.

Symbol Lists: You can easily navigate your code with symbol lists, which provide a structured view of functions, classes, and other code elements.

Code Navigation: Navigate through your code effortlessly, jumping between function or method definitions and other code elements.

Build System: Geany has a built-in build system that allows you to compile and execute your code from within the IDE, streamlining the development process.

Project Management: Simple project management tools help you organize your files and directories for efficient project development.

Plugin Interface: Geany supports a wide range of plugins that extend its functionality, including features like version control integration and additional language support.

Integrated Terminal: An integrated terminal emulator enables you to run commands and scripts directly within the IDE.

Platform Compatibility: Geany is compatible with Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, MacOS X, AIX v5.3, Solaris Express, and Windows. It's built to be platform-agnostic and relies primarily on GTK2 runtime libraries, ensuring portability.

Geany-Plugins: While Geany includes some useful plugins such as Classbuilder, Export, Filebrowser, HTML Characters, Save Actions, and Split Window, you can further enhance its capabilities with numerous additional plugins available through the Geany-Plugins project.

Geany is designed to be a lightweight IDE that is fast and independent of specific desktop environments like KDE or GNOME. It runs efficiently on a variety of platforms, and its extensibility through plugins and wide language support make it a versatile choice for developers. The simplicity, stability, and performance of Geany make it an excellent choice for those who prefer an unobtrusive yet powerful development environment.

Geany-Plugins:
Geany has a few plugins included (Classbuilder, Export, Filebrowser, HTML Characters, Save Actions and Split Window)
but many more plugins are available in the Geany-Plugins project.

Size: 21.83 MB

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