A lightweight, cross-platform code editor, built with Tauri (Rust and React) with Git support, AI agents, vim keybindings.
- AI agents
- Git integration
- Syntax highlighting
- LSP support
- Vim keybindings
- Integrated terminal
- Database viewers
- Collaboration
- Enterprise policy controls (managed mode + extension allowlist)
macOS and Linux:
curl -fsSL https://athas.dev/install.sh | shWindows (PowerShell):
powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://athas.dev/install.ps1 | iex"The install scripts detect your operating system and architecture, download the latest stable release, and verify its SHA256 checksum when one is available. You can review the macOS and Linux script or Windows script before running it.
Homebrew on macOS:
brew install --cask athasAPT on Debian and Ubuntu:
sudo install -d -m 0755 /etc/apt/keyrings
curl -fsSL https://athas.dev/apt/athas.gpg | sudo tee /etc/apt/keyrings/athas.gpg > /dev/null
echo "deb [arch=amd64,arm64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/athas.gpg] https://athas.dev/apt stable main" \
| sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/athas.list > /dev/null
sudo apt update && sudo apt install athasDNF on Fedora and RHEL:
sudo curl -fsSL https://athas.dev/rpm/athas.repo -o /etc/yum.repos.d/athas.repo
sudo dnf install athasInstalls from the APT and DNF repositories update with apt upgrade and dnf upgrade.
Prebuilt packages for macOS, Windows, and Linux are available on the
GitHub Releases page. Linux releases include native
.deb and .rpm packages, an AppImage, and a portable .tar.gz bundle that uses the system
WebKitGTK 4.1.
See the installation guide for detailed platform steps, install locations, and uninstall instructions.
To build Athas from source, install Node.js 24, Bun 1.3.14, and Rust, then run:
git clone https://github.com/athasdev/athas.git
cd athas
bun setup
bun devbun setup installs the project dependencies and checks the native requirements for your
platform. See the contributing guide for validation commands and contribution
guidelines.
See the documentation.
Contributions are welcome! See the contributing guide. Pull requests need agreement to the Contributor License and Feedback Agreement.
Copyright (C) 2022-2026 Athas
Athas is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
Athas is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
Athas may also be distributed under other terms, such as through the Mac App Store or in commercial editions. The Contributor License and Feedback Agreement gives the project the rights to do so for code contributed on or after 2026-10-15.