# CodeEdit (open-source developer tool)

> CodeEdit is a free, open-source developer tool for macOS. CodeEdit App for macOS – Elevate your code editing experience. It has 23,060 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at CodeEditApp/CodeEdit.

CodeEdit is a code editor built by the community, for the community, written entirely and unapologetically for macOS. Features include syntax highlighting, code completion, project find and replace, snippets, terminal, task running, debugging, git integration, code review, extensions, and more.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/CodeEditApp/CodeEdit |
| Platforms | macOS |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 23,060 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Swift |
| Website | https://codeedit.app |
| Official | yes (published by the project behind the app) |
| Category | Code editors & developer tools |
| Latest release | v0.3.6 (Aug 26, 2025) |
| Last commit | Aug 18, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/CodeEditApp/CodeEdit/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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