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Scintilla and SciTE

Free source code editing component for Win32, GTK, and macOS

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Scintilla is a free source code editing component for Win32, GTK, and macOS, distributed with complete source code under a license that permits use in free or commercial projects. It addresses the handling of styling in source code, where formatting changes can be recreated mechanically rather than treated as persistent document edits. It provides syntax styling, error indicators, code completion, call tips, and debugger-style markers in the selection margin for breakpoints and the current line. Styling options include proportional fonts, bold and italics, multiple foreground and background colors, and multiple fonts. Lexilla is a companion library of lexers usable with Scintilla.

SciTE is a text editor built on Scintilla, originally created to demonstrate the component, with facilities for building and running programs. It is described as best suited to jobs with simple configurations. Both projects are available for Intel Win32, macOS, and Linux systems with GTK, with source code downloadable via Mercurial. Current development of Scintilla requires a recent C++ compiler supporting C++17. The pages do not state a free plan, trial, editions, or seat-based or usage-based packaging.

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