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Geany

brew install --cask geany v2.1

Lightweight text editor and IDE with syntax highlighting and basic code-completion features.

Why you might care

Geany is free, open-source, and runs quickly even on modest hardware. It supports dozens of programming languages and offers IDE-like features (code folding, build tools, debugging) without the overhead of heavyweight alternatives like VS Code or JetBrains IDEs.

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Alternatives

Visual Studio Code Sublime Text Vim Atom
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