Atom

:atom: The hackable text editor observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/atom/atom · homepage · JavaScript · MIT (permissive) · archived observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

Activity 0
Release rhythm 8
Longevity 100

Flags: archived

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: 5339
days_rel: n/a
days_push: 1338
n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

60771 stars · 17163 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Atom is a hackable, deeply customizable open-source text editor built on Electron by GitHub, with a large package ecosystem managed via apm. It was officially sunset and archived by GitHub on December 15, 2022, and is no longer maintained.

Use cases

edit code in a customizable text editor
build editor plugins and themes
collaboratively edit files with Teletype
manage Git and GitHub from the editor
install community packages with apm

When to choose

you need a legacy editor environment for existing Atom packages or configs
you want to fork or study an Electron-based editor codebase

When to avoid

you need a maintained editor with security updates
you are starting a new development setup
you need signed builds that still validate after certificate revocation

Facets

application · maturity abandoned

editor developer-tools plugin-system developer-tools text-editors cross-platform windows text-editor hackable-editor electron-app sunset archived extensible macos linux electron desktop

3 sources

readme: https://github.com/atom/atom · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9f73cd63f82e
homepage: https://atom.io · fetched 2026-08-28 · add14d6427a1
site_page: https://github.blog/changelog/ · fetched 2026-08-28 · 1efacc0a87d7

Member repositories

Repository	Role	Health v2
atom/atom	main	10
atom/teletype	plugin	10
atom/apm	infra	10
atom/github	plugin	10

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="atom/atom")

Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem