geany/geany
A fast and lightweight IDE observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
66/100
- Activity 95
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5444
- days_rel: 423
- days_push: 30
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
3700 stars · 669 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Geany is a fast, lightweight IDE and programmer's text editor built on GTK3, with syntax highlighting, code folding, autocompletion, a build system, and a plugin interface. It supports 50+ programming languages, runs on Linux, Windows, macOS, and BSD, and is translated into over 40 languages.
Use cases
- lightweight ide for low-resource machines
- fast text editor for writing code
- syntax highlighting for many programming languages
- simple ide to compile and run code
- cross-platform code editor for linux windows and mac
- extensible editor with plugins
- small ide with quick startup
When to choose
- you want a fast, small IDE with minimal dependencies
- you need a GUI editor that runs on Linux, Windows, macOS, or BSD
- you want built-in support for many filetypes without heavy configuration
- you prefer a stable, GPL-licensed editor with a plugin ecosystem
When to avoid
- you need full Vim or Emacs emulation (only partial via a plugin)
- you need advanced IDE features like heavy refactoring or deep debugging
- you need full feature parity on Windows, where the port lacks some features
Facets
application · maturity stable
editor gui plugin-system developer-tools text-editors cross-platform windows cross-platform ide lightweight gtk syntax-highlighting code-editor c linux macos desktop
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/geany/geany · fetched 2026-08-28 · 2b7814d3fca2
- homepage: https://www.geany.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · cea41d924623
- site_page: https://www.geany.org/documentation · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4a71bffcb714
- site_page: https://www.geany.org/documentation/manual · fetched 2026-08-29 · a700264749c1
- site_page: https://www.geany.org/documentation/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · c4c264e12c14
- site_page: https://www.geany.org/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 97b8bb6a61d8
- site_page: https://www.geany.org/about/geany · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0bf180131fb5
- site_page: https://www.geany.org/about/donate · fetched 2026-08-29 · 577cc3d97b31
- site_page: https://www.geany.org/about/events · fetched 2026-08-29 · 597ac41cf078
- site_page: https://www.geany.org/download/releases · fetched 2026-08-29 · cbb6eb9e41e9
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| geany/geany | main | 66 |
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