Editors, IDEs & Terminals — Useful Sites

Overleaf

2026-10-18T00:00:00Z

A collaborative LaTeX editor in the browser; compilation runs on the server and thousands of journal and thesis templates are ready. Unlike a local TeX install it needs no setup and supports live co-editing; the free plan limits compile time and collaborators, and the Community Edition can be self-hosted.

https://www.overleaf.com/

Typst

2026-10-18T00:00:00Z

A new typesetting language meant as an alternative to LaTeX, and its online editor; the compiler is open source (Rust) and recompiles changes instantly. Unlike Overleaf it does not use LaTeX but a simpler syntax with built-in scripting; in exchange the package ecosystem is smaller and most journals still ask for LaTeX.

https://typst.app/

diffnav

2026-10-09T09:00:00Z

A git diff pager based on delta with a GitHub-style file tree (Go). Unlike plain delta it adds a navigable file list.

https://github.com/dlvhdr/diffnav

Terminal Trove

2026-10-09T09:00:00Z

A showcase of command-line and terminal-UI tools, each with a short pitch and install instructions. Unlike awesome lists it gives every tool its own page and a way to try it straight away.

https://terminaltrove.com/

typos

2026-10-09T09:00:00Z

A fast Rust tool that finds typos in source code and text. Unlike prose spell checkers it splits identifiers into words and keeps false alarms low.

https://github.com/crate-ci/typos

Zellij

2026-10-09T09:00:00Z

A terminal workspace written in Rust, with layouts and a plugin system. Unlike tmux its defaults are discoverable (on-screen key hints); the trade-off is that it is younger.

https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij

Apache NetBeans

2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

A multi-language open-source IDE, strong for Java. Compared with IntelliJ IDEA it is entirely free and under Apache; in exchange its plugin ecosystem and smart completion are weaker.

https://netbeans.apache.org/

Awesome CLI

2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

A list gathering useful, small command-line tools. Unlike broad lists such as awesome-shell, it focuses on small single-purpose tools you can install and use right away.

https://github.com/umutphp/awesome-cli

Awesome Git Addons

2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

A list of add-on commands and tools that enhance the git CLI. Unlike git clients, it collects not GUIs but tools that add new subcommands to `git`.

https://github.com/stevemao/awesome-git-addons

Awesome Hyper

2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

A list of themes and plugins for Hyper, the web-tech terminal. Unlike native terminals such as Alacritty it is built on Electron, so themes and plugins are HTML/CSS/JS; the price is weight.

https://github.com/bnb/awesome-hyper

Awesome Neovim

2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

A list of plugins and configurations for the Neovim editor. Unlike Vim plugin lists, it gathers plugins written in Lua that rely on Neovim-only features such as Tree-sitter and LSP.

https://github.com/rockerBOO/awesome-neovim

Awesome VS Code

2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

A list of extensions and resources for Visual Studio Code. Unlike the Marketplace itself it is curated: instead of thousands of extensions, it groups proven ones by language and task.

https://github.com/viatsko/awesome-vscode

Cmder

2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

A portable, pleasant console package for Windows that ships with bash and unix commands. Unlike the built-in cmd it offers tabs, themes and unix tools together.

https://cmder.app/

Editor.md

2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

An open-source, in-browser Markdown editor with live preview and export. Unlike hosted note apps it is a component you embed in your own page, keeping the data yourself.

https://pandao.github.io/editor.md/en.html

hub

2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

A wrapper extending the git command line with GitHub operations (PRs, issues, forks). Unlike the official gh tool it wraps git commands directly; it now trails gh, which is preferred for new setups.

https://hub.github.com/

Hyper

2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

An open-source terminal built with web technologies and extensible via plugins. Unlike native terminals such as Alacritty it is built on Electron, so you theme it with HTML/CSS/JS at the cost of more weight.

https://hyper.is/

Micro

2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

A modern, intuitive terminal-based text editor with familiar shortcuts. Unlike Vim and nano its learning curve is nearly flat: Ctrl+S saves, Ctrl+C copies — it works with desktop-editor habits.

https://micro-editor.github.io/

Neovim

2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

A refactored Vim where configuration and plugins are written in Lua and language-server (LSP) support is built in. Unlike classic Vim, it has that Lua ecosystem and an asynchronous plugin architecture.

https://neovim.io/

ranwhen

2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

A tool that visualises when your system was running, right in the terminal; the repository has not been updated since 2013. Unlike plain `last` output it renders the data as a coloured time chart.

https://github.com/p-e-w/ranwhen

Sublime Text

2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

A text/code editor focused on speed and fluidity, opening very fast. Unlike VS Code it is native and opens instantly; in exchange its plugin ecosystem and built-ins are narrower, and it is paid.

https://www.sublimetext.com/

Visual Studio Code

2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

The most widely used code editor: it starts light but approaches an IDE through language servers and debuggers. Unlike full IDEs such as JetBrains, every language comes as an extension — a small base with capability added on.

https://code.visualstudio.com/

CodingFont

2026-08-21T20:53:20Z

Compares coding fonts two at a time in a tournament until one wins. Unlike a font list it turns browsing into a decision — it never puts twenty fonts side by side, only two.

https://www.codingfont.com/

Eclipse Theia

2026-08-21T20:53:20Z

An IDE framework that runs on the desktop and in the browser and takes VS Code extensions. The difference from VS Code is that it is a framework rather than a product — built for you to construct your own IDE on top of.

https://theia-ide.org/

Notepad++

2026-08-21T20:53:20Z

A lightweight source editor for Windows with syntax highlighting, multi-file search and replace, and macro recording. Unlike VS Code its edge is speed: it opens a huge log file in seconds without waiting on a language server.

https://notepad-plus-plus.org/

Programming Fonts

2026-08-21T20:53:20Z

A place to try monospaced coding fonts side by side on real code. Unlike a font download site, you see the ligatures and the 0/O and 1/l/I distinctions in the context that actually matters.

https://www.programmingfonts.org/

VS Code Themes

2026-08-21T20:53:20Z

A gallery previewing VS Code themes on real code. Against the marketplace you see a theme without installing it, and can compare how it looks across several languages at once.

https://vscodethemes.com/

VSCodium

2026-08-21T20:53:20Z

A community build of VS Code with Microsoft’s telemetry and branding stripped out. Same editor, same extension API; the difference is that the default marketplace is Open VSX rather than Microsoft’s, so some proprietary extensions are simply absent.

https://vscodium.com/

Warp

2026-08-21T20:53:20Z

A terminal written in Rust that keeps each command and its output as a separate block instead of one scrolling stream, so you can copy a single command’s output in one click. That block model and the built-in AI command suggestions are what set it apart.

https://www.warp.dev/

WakaTime

2026-08-17T20:53:20Z

Measures how long you spend in which project and language through an editor plugin. Against general time trackers it needs no manual start — the measurement comes from the editor itself.

https://wakatime.com

fli

2026-04-20T12:03:23Z

Brings flight search to the command line, usable as an MCP server, a CLI and a Python library. Unlike flight sites the results are scriptable, so you can hang price tracking off a cron job.

https://github.com/punitarani/fli

Embarcadero Dev-C++

2025-09-24T09:59:46Z

A lightweight C/C++ IDE. Unlike modern IDEs it runs on weak hardware and remains the standard install in many Turkish university labs; in exchange its modern tooling support is thin.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/embarcadero-devcpp/files/v6.3/