# limetext/lime

Open source API-compatible alternative to the text editor Sublime Text

Repository: https://github.com/limetext/lime
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/lime
Homepage: http://limetext.github.io
License: BSD-2-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: text-editor, golang, editor
Last push: 2021-01-02T13:10:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5082, "days_push": 2069, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 15277, forks 1049 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:09.489746+00:00)

## What it is
Lime is an open-source text editor written in Go that aims to be an API-compatible alternative to Sublime Text. It uses a pluggable backend architecture with multiple frontends (QML, terminal, HTML) under development.

## Use cases
- open source alternative to Sublime Text
- text editor with Sublime-compatible plugin API
- hackable editor written in Go
- editor with pluggable frontend and backend architecture
- terminal-based text editor
- contribute to building a free Sublime Text successor

## When to choose
- you want to study or contribute to an open-source Sublime Text clone
- you need a Go-based editor backend to build custom frontends on
- you want a Sublime-compatible plugin API without proprietary software

## When to avoid
- you need a polished, production-ready editor for daily work
- you expect active maintenance or user support
- you want a stable release - frontends are incomplete and development has stalled

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: editor, plugin-system
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform, go, windows
- tags: sublime-text-alternative, open-source-editor, qml-frontend, terminal-frontend, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- limetext/lime (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:09.489746+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 2026-08-29T17:06:24.125300+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/limetext/lime (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:09.489746+00:00, sha e6d3e2650ecb)
  - homepage: http://limetext.github.io (fetched 2026-08-29T08:04:39.940713+00:00, sha 4557a0fd0605)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.