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Reference for installing, running, and configuring SpiceEdit. Start with Installation, then Getting started for the first three minutes. The rest is reference.

  • Installation

    Install SpiceEdit on macOS, Linux, or Windows.

  • Getting Started

    Open a project, click a file, edit a line, save.

  • Hotkeys

    The complete Esc-leader table, plus rationale.

  • Mouse Controls

    Every mouse gesture SpiceEdit responds to.

  • Find in File

    Search the current file with Esc f.

  • Find File in Project

    Fuzzy-find any file in the project with Esc p.

  • Format on Save

    Per-project format-on-save with a trust prompt.

  • Custom Actions

    Shell-out menu items defined in actions.json.

  • Configuration

    Editor config files, and what isn't configurable.

  • Running over SSH

    The workflow SpiceEdit was built for.

  • Syntax Highlighting

    Pure-Go syntax highlighting via Chroma.

  • Troubleshooting

    Fixes for the most common SpiceEdit issues.

  • FAQ

    Quick answers to the most-asked questions.

SpiceEdit

Built by Spicer Matthews at Cloudmanic. See the source on GitHub.

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