atom
Atom hackable text editor from GitHub. Use for extensible editing.
Installation
Follow the repository instructions for this skill and your agent. Review the files and dependencies before adding it to your workflow.
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Atom (Legacy)
[!WARNING] Atom is Discontinued. GitHub archived the project in 2022.
Atom pioneered Electron-based editors and the modern extension model. Its spirit lives on in VS Code (Microsoft) and Zed (created by Atom's founder).
When to Use
- Do Not Use: It receives no security updates.
- Migration: If you have Atom packages, look for their VS Code equivalents.
Alternatives (2025)
- VS Code: The direct successor in spirit and tech stack.
- Zed: The spiritual successor by the same creator (Nathan Sobo).
- Pulsar: A community fork attempting to keep Atom alive.
Core Concepts (Historical)
Teletype
Real-time collaboration (precursor to Live Share).
APM (Atom Package Manager)
The tool that inspired code --install-extension.
References
Examples
Read the usage examples in the source repository.
View source ↗Source history
- Indexed on
- 2026-03-11
- Index updated
- 2026-03-11
- Branch
- main
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