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A lightweight text editor written in Lua, adapted from [Lite](https://github.com/rxi/lite)
* **[Get lite](https://github.com/franko/lite-xl/releases/latest)** — Download
* **[Get Lite XL](https://github.com/franko/lite-xl/releases/latest)** — Download
for Windows and Linux
* **[Get started](doc/usage.md)** — A quick overview on how to get started
* **[Get plugins](https://github.com/rxi/lite-plugins)** — Add additional
functionality
* **[Get plugins](https://github.com/franko/lite-plugins)** — Add additional
functionality, adapted for Lite XL
* **[Get color themes](https://github.com/rxi/lite-colors)** — Add additional colors
themes
The differences between Lite XL and rxi/lite are listed in the [changelog](https://github.com/franko/lite-xl/blob/master/changelog.md).
Please note that Lite XL is compatible with Lite for all the plugins and color themes.
Yet we provide a specific lite-plugins directory for Lite XL because in some cases some adaptations may be needed to make them work better with Lite XL.
The address for modified plugins is http://github.com/franko/lite-plugins.
Currently only the "workspace" plugin needs a minor adjustment to restore the workspace when the command `core:restart` is used.
The changes and differences between Lite XL and rxi/lite are listed in the [changelog](https://github.com/franko/lite-xl/blob/master/changelog.md).
## Overview
Lite XL is derived from Lite. It is a lightweight text editor written mostly in Lua — it aims to provide
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## Customization
Additional functionality can be added through plugins which are available from
the [plugins repository](https://github.com/rxi/lite-plugins); additional color
the [plugins repository](https://github.com/rxi/lite-plugins) or from the [plugin repository adapted to Lite XL](https://github.com/franko/lite-plugins); additional color
themes can be found in the [colors repository](https://github.com/rxi/lite-colors).
The editor can be customized by making changes to the
[user module](data/user/init.lua).
## Building
You can build the project yourself on Linux using the provided `build.sh`
script or using the Meson build.
The script `build-packages.sh` can be used to compile Lite XL and create a package adapted to the OS, Linux, Windows or Mac OS X.
You can build the project yourself using the Meson build.
In addition the script `build-packages.sh` can be used to compile Lite XL and create a package adapted to the OS, Linux, Windows or Mac OS X.
The following libraries are required:
- freetype2
- SDL2
The additional libraries libagg and Lua 5.2 are optional.
If they are not found they will be included by the Meson build system.
The libraries libagg and Lua 5.2 are optional.
If they are not found they will be automatically downloaded and compiled by the Meson build system.
Otherwise, if they are present they will be used to compile Lite XL.
On a debian based systems the required library and Meson can be installed using the commands:
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To build Lite XL with Meson use the commands:
```sh
# configure
meson setup build
# build
ninja -C build
# Only of linux:
ninja -C build install
meson compile -C build
meson install -C build
```
When performing the "meson setup" command you may enable the "portable" option.