geany ☆
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Description:
Small and lightweight IDE
Type: Cask  |  Latest Version: 2.1@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: ide text-editor programming gtk lightweight
Install: brew install --cask geany
About:
Geany is a lightweight, fast, and powerful text editor with basic Integrated Development Environment (IDE) features. It supports numerous filetypes and provides essential tools like code folding, auto-completion, and symbol browsing. Its primary value is offering a native, responsive interface without the heavy resource overhead of full-featured IDEs.
Key Features:
  • Fast native GUI (GTK)
  • Support for over 50 programming languages
  • Built-in terminal interaction
  • Symbol list and code folding
  • Plugin system for extended functionality
Use Cases:
  • Quickly editing configuration files and scripts
  • Developing small to medium-sized software projects
  • Working on remote servers via SSH where resources are limited
Alternatives:
  • Visual Studio Code – VS Code offers more advanced features and ecosystem but is significantly heavier and slower to start.
  • Sublime Text – Sublime Text is faster and more polished, but Geany is fully open-source and free.
Version History
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Sep 15, 2025 12:16pm 2.1 0 VERSION_BUMP bb7547e0
Dec 21, 2023 6:10am 2.0 0 VERSION_BUMP 7741343c
Oct 19, 2023 3:24pm 2.0 0 VERSION_BUMP 30b7dcd2
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