Athas
Athas is a free, open-source developer tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. A lightweight, cross-platform code editor, built with Tauri (Rust and React) with Git support, AI agents, vim keybindings. It has 3,118 GitHub stars and is released under the AGPL-3.0 license.
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About Athas
Athas A lightweight, cross-platform code editor, built with Tauri (Rust and React) with Git support, AI agents, vim keybindings.
Install Athas
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Is Athas free and open source?
Yes. Athas's source code is public on GitHub under the AGPL-3.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Athas?
Homebrew: brew install --cask athas. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v0.17.0).
Is Athas still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 28, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.