# LightTable/LightTable

The Light Table IDE ⛺

Repository: https://github.com/LightTable/LightTable
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/lighttable
Language: Clojure
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: clojurescript, ide, editor, clojure, lighttable, clojure-development
Archived: true
Last push: 2022-06-17T00:20:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5180, "days_push": 1539, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 11689, forks 912 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:49.522329+00:00)

## What it is
Light Table is a next-generation code editor and IDE built with ClojureScript that provides instant feedback by connecting code execution to the editor. It is highly customizable and can render anything a Chromium browser can display inline alongside your code.

## Use cases
- write Clojure with instant inline evaluation feedback
- customize a code editor with plugins
- view code results and visualizations inline while editing
- use an editor with vim or emacs keybindings
- develop with a lightweight IDE alternative

## When to choose
- you primarily write Clojure or ClojureScript and want live feedback
- you want a highly customizable, plugin-driven editor
- you like inline evaluation and instant visual output while coding

## When to avoid
- you need a modern, actively developed IDE with current language tooling
- you need official signed macOS builds or guaranteed stability
- you rely on cutting-edge features or timely bug fixes

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: editor, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, programming-languages
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: ide, clojure, clojurescript, instant-feedback, live-coding, chromium-embedded, desktop, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- LightTable/LightTable (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:49.522329+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:15:23.994939+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/LightTable/LightTable (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:49.522329+00:00, sha 3d8cf59a99c2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.