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Like Atom, Sublime has an incredibly active repository that will be adding new features long after you’ve made the initial download. Unlike some of the other text editors featured here, though. Atom is a modern code editor with apart from the ability to handle code nicely, also gives users the option to customize the editor just as they want. Unlike Sublime Text which makes you change the Config file for customization, Atom gives you a nice Interface to deal with preferences and customization. Installing Atom. I chose the Atom text editor for my coding because it was available easily for Mac, Linux, and Windows. The Atom editor has a large community-driven ecosystem of plugins. If you think you can do it, there’s probably a plugin for it. Installing Atom is as simple as downloading the package and running the installer.
Installing Atom
To get started with Atom, we'll need to get it on your system. This section will go over installing Atom on your system as well as the basics of how to build it from source.
Installing Atom should be fairly simple. Generally, you can go to https://atom.io and you should see a download button as shown here:
The button or buttons should be specific to your platform and the download package should be easily installable. However, let's go over them here in a bit of detail.
Installing Atom on Mac
Atom follows the standard Mac zip installation process. You can either press the download button from the https://atom.io site or you can go to the Atom releases page to download the
atom-mac.zip
file explicitly. Once you have that file, you can click on it to extract the application and then drag the new Atom
application into your 'Applications' folder.When you first open Atom, it will try to install the
atom
and apm
commands for use in the terminal. In some cases, Atom might not be able to install these commands because it needs an administrator password. To check if Atom was able to install the atom
command, for example, open a terminal window and type which atom
. If the atom
command has been installed, you'll see something like this:If the
atom
command wasn't installed, the which
command won't return anything:To install the
atom
and apm
commands, run 'Window: Install Shell Commands' from the Command Palette, which will prompt you for an administrator password.Installing Atom on Windows
Atom is available with Windows installers that can be downloaded from https://atom.io or from the Atom releases page. Use
AtomSetup.exe
for 32-bit systems and AtomSetup-x64.exe
for 64-bit systems. This setup program will install Atom, add the atom
and apm
commands to your PATH
, and create shortcuts on the desktop and in the start menu.The context menu
Open with Atom
in File Explorer, and the option to make Atom available for file association using Open with...
, is controlled by the System Settings panel as seen above.With Atom open, click on
File > Settings
, and then the System
tab on the left. Check the boxes next to Show in file context menus
, as well as Show in folder context menus
. And you’re all set.Installing Atom on Linux
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You can install Atom on Linux using your distribution's package manager by configuring it to use one of our official package repositories. This will also enable you to update Atom when new releases are published.
Debian and Ubuntu (deb/apt)
To install Atom on Debian, Ubuntu, or related distributions, add our official
package repository to your system by running the following commands:
package repository to your system by running the following commands:
You can now install Atom using
apt-get
(or apt
on Ubuntu):Alternatively, you can download the Atom .deb package and install it directly:
Red Hat and CentOS (YUM), or Fedora (DNF)
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To install Atom on CentOS, Oracle Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Scientific Linux, Fedora, or related distributions that use the YUM or DNF package managers, add our official package repository to your system by running the following commands:
You can now install Atom using
dnf
(or yum
depending on your distribution):Alternatively, you can download the Atom .rpm package and install it directly:
SUSE (zypp)
To install Atom on openSUSE or other distributions that use the Zypp package manager, add our official package repository to your system by running the following commands:
You can now install Atom using
zypper
:Alternatively, you can download the Atom .rpm package and install it directly:
Updating Atom
You should consider updating Atom periodically for the latest improvements to the software. Additionally, When Atom receives hotfixes for security vulnerabilities you will want to update your version of Atom as soon as possible.
'Automatically Update' is enabled by default in Core Settings of the Settings View, which will allow Atom to check for updates automatically. If you disable this setting you can update Atom manually.
To perform a manual update:
- Click on the
Atom > Check for Update
menu item in the menu bar. - Search for
Application: About
in the Command Palette and click theCheck now
button.
Atom will begin to update if an update is available.
'Automatically Update' is enabled by default in Core Settings of the Settings View, which will allow Atom to check for updates automatically. If you disable this setting you can update Atom manually.
To perform a manual update:
- Click on the
Help > Check for Update
menu item in the menu bar. - Search for
Application: About
in the Command Palette and click theCheck now
button.
Atom will begin to update if an update is available.
If you are using Atom's official package repositories, use your distribution's package manager to update Atom. Otherwise, you will need to manually download and install the latest
.rpm
or .deb
package from https://atom.io. For more details, see Installing Atom on Linux.Portable Mode
Atom stores configuration and state in a
.atom
directory usually located in your home directory (%userprofile%
on Windows). You can however run Atom in portable mode where both the app and the configuration are stored together such as on a removable storage device.To setup Atom in portable mode download the zip/tar.gz package for your system and extract it to your removable storage.
Then create a
.atom
directory alongside the directory that contains atom.exe, for example:Then create a
.atom
directory alongside the Atom.app application, for example:Then create a
.atom
directory alongside the directory that contains the Atom binary, for example:Portable Notes
- The
.atom
directory must be writeable - You can move an existing
.atom
directory to your portable device - Atom can also store its Electron user data in your
.atom
directory - just create a subdirectory calledelectronUserData
inside.atom
- Alternatively you can set the
ATOM_HOME
environment variable to point wherever you want (you can write a .sh or .cmd script to temporarily set it and launch it from that) - Portable mode installations will not automatically update
Building Atom from Source
The Hacking on Atom Core section of the flight manual covers instructions on how to clone and build the source code if you prefer that option.
Proxy and Firewall Settings
Behind a Firewall?
If you are behind a firewall and seeing SSL errors when installing packages you can disable strict SSL by running:
Using a Proxy?
If you are using a HTTP(S) proxy you can configure
apm
to use it by running:You can run
apm config get https-proxy
to verify it has been set correctly.- Latest Version:Atom 1.52.0 LATEST
- Requirements:Mac OS X 10.8 or later
- Author / Product:Atom Team / Atom for Mac
- Old Versions:
- Filename:atom-mac.zip
- Details:Atom for Mac 2020 full offline installer setup for Mac
Atom for Mac is a text editor that's modern, approachable, yet hackable to the core—a tool you can customize to do anything but also use productively without ever touching a config file. You choose from thousands of open source packages that add new features and functionality to Atom—or build a package from scratch and publish it for everyone else to use. The app comes pre-installed with four UI and eight syntax themes in both dark and light colors.
If you can't find what you're looking for, you can also install themes created by the app community or create your own. It's easy to customize and style Atom for macOS. You can tweak the look and feel of your UI with CSS/Less and add major features with HTML and JavaScript. Check out the video on setting up the tool. The tool is a Mac desktop application built with HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and Node.js integration. It runs on Electron, a framework for building cross platform apps using web technologies.
Features and Highlights
Cross-platform editing
The tool works across operating systems. You can use it on macOS, Windows, or Linux.
Built-in package manager
Search for and install new packages or start creating your own—all from within the app.
Smart autocompletion
The app helps you write code faster with a smart, flexible autocomplete.
File system browser
Easily browse and open a single file, a whole project, or multiple projects in one window.
Multiple panes
Split your Atom interface into multiple panes to compare and edit code across files.
Find and replace
Find, preview, and replace text as you type in a file or across all your projects.
Note: Requires 64-bit processor.
Also Available: Download Atom for Windows
If you can't find what you're looking for, you can also install themes created by the app community or create your own. It's easy to customize and style Atom for macOS. You can tweak the look and feel of your UI with CSS/Less and add major features with HTML and JavaScript. Check out the video on setting up the tool. The tool is a Mac desktop application built with HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and Node.js integration. It runs on Electron, a framework for building cross platform apps using web technologies.
Features and Highlights
Cross-platform editing
The tool works across operating systems. You can use it on macOS, Windows, or Linux.
Built-in package manager
Search for and install new packages or start creating your own—all from within the app.
Smart autocompletion
The app helps you write code faster with a smart, flexible autocomplete.
File system browser
Easily browse and open a single file, a whole project, or multiple projects in one window.
Multiple panes
Split your Atom interface into multiple panes to compare and edit code across files.
Find and replace
Find, preview, and replace text as you type in a file or across all your projects.
Note: Requires 64-bit processor.
Also Available: Download Atom for Windows