Aesthetic, lightweight code editor with extension support. Draws inspiration from mainstream editors like VSC, Zed, and Vim. Hobby project.

• • • • Check all extensions and their authors ~extension repository
• • • • Contributing/User guides, API reference ~documentation
• • • • Scroll down to see list of all supported ~features

Theme inspired by morhetz/gruvbox

Installing

Install the latest release from PyPI by running:

> pip install biscuit-editor

Quickly open up a project using biscuit path/to/src and start editing. See other installation methods.

Contributing

• • • Please check the docs and contributing guide for a quick tour of the project structure and to set up the environment.
• • • To make a new extension, read the extension docs

Features

Language Server Support

• code completions
• hover
• symbol outline (palette Ctrl + J)
• symbol references
• goto-definition/declaration

More language servers are registered through extensions, see the Rust, Typescript extensions for reference. Feel free to open issues/discussions for help!

Biscuit VS dark theme

Breakpoint-based Code Debugging

• breakpoints in multiple files
• variable inspection
• modify variables at runtime
• call stack

Built-in Python debugger is available right now, more debuggers can be registered through extensions.

• TODO: Debugger Adapter Protocol support, DAP client integration

Git Support

• Diff viewer
• Git operations GUI-fied (push, pull, commit, stage, unstage, switch branches)
• Clone repositories within editor, and open them up
• View GitHub issues/pr within editor (NOTE: will be converted to an extension)

Assistant

• Attach files for context in chat
• Generate terminal commands within integrated terminal (use # prompt in terminal, then accept/decline response)
• Run local LLMs with Ollama extension
• Google Gemini built-in support (key)

More providers can be added with extensions, see ollama extension for reference.

Workspace Search

• regex support
• file preview, occurrence count, etc
• search within editors with find-replace widget

More features

• Integrated Terminals

  • Set up and store run command for each editor for ease
  • Use # prompt here... commands to generate commands with assistant (key)
  • Multiple terminals can be opened (Built in support for powershell, bash, cmd, python REPL, etc.)

  

• Extension center

  • Install and manage all available extensions
  • Filter all installed extensions
  • Search for extensions

  

• Split-pane Markdown editor, HTML renderer

  • Split-pane editing
  • Syntax highlighting support
  • TODO: CSS support for HTML editor

  

• Rich Command palette (commands added to commands.py are automatically made available)

• Drag and drop to open files or folders in Biscuit

• Built-in editorconfig support

• Toggle relative line numbering

• Formatter extensions support

  • See black, Ruff, YAPF, autopep8 for reference.

  

License

Biscuit uses the MIT License. For more information, see LICENSE.md.