# Ecode (open-source developer tool)

> Ecode is a free, open-source developer tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. Lightweight multi-platform code editor designed for modern hardware with a focus on responsiveness and performance. It has 1,689 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at SpartanJ/ecode.

ecode is a lightweight multi-platform code editor designed for modern hardware with a focus on responsiveness and performance. It has been developed with the hardware-accelerated eepp GUI, which provides the core technology for the editor. The project comes as the first serious project using the eepp GUI, and it's currently being developed to improve the eepp GUI library as part of one of its main objectives.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/SpartanJ/ecode |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows, BSD |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 1,689 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Lua |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Code editors & developer tools |
| Latest release | ecode-0.9.0 (Oct 8, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 8, 2026 |

## Install

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

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