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# Lite XL
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[![CI]](https://github.com/lite-xl/lite-xl/actions/workflows/build.yml)
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[![Discord Badge Image]](https://discord.gg/RWzqC3nx7K)
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![screenshot-dark]
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A lightweight text editor written in Lua, adapted from [lite].
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* **[Get Lite XL]** — Download for Windows, Linux and Mac OS.
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* **[Get plugins]** — Add additional functionality, adapted for Lite XL.
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* **[Get color themes]** — Add additional colors themes.
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Please refer to our [website] for the user and developer documentation,
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including [build] instructions details. A quick build guide is described below.
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Lite XL has support for high DPI display on Windows and Linux and,
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since 1.16.7 release, it supports **retina displays** on macOS.
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Please note that Lite XL is compatible with lite for most plugins and all color themes.
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We provide a separate lite-xl-plugins repository for Lite XL, because in some cases
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some adaptations may be needed to make them work better with Lite XL.
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The repository with modified plugins is https://github.com/lite-xl/lite-xl-plugins.
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The changes and differences between Lite XL and rxi/lite are listed in the
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[changelog].
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## Overview
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Lite XL is derived from lite.
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It is a lightweight text editor written mostly in Lua — it aims to provide
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something practical, pretty, *small* and fast easy to modify and extend,
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or to use without doing either.
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The aim of Lite XL compared to lite is to be more user friendly,
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improve the quality of font rendering, and reduce CPU usage.
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## Customization
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Additional functionality can be added through plugins which are available in
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the [plugins repository] or in the [Lite XL plugins repository].
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Additional color themes can be found in the [colors repository].
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These color themes are bundled with all releases of Lite XL by default.
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## Quick Build Guide
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If you compile Lite XL yourself, it is recommended to use the script
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`build-packages.sh`:
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```sh
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bash build-packages.sh -h
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```
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The script will run Meson and create a tar compressed archive with the application or,
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for Windows, a zip file. Lite XL can be easily installed
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by unpacking the archive in any directory of your choice.
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Otherwise the following is an example of basic commands if you want to customize
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the build:
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```sh
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meson setup --buildtype=release --prefix <prefix> build
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meson compile -C build
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DESTDIR="$(pwd)/lite-xl" meson install --skip-subprojects -C build
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```
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where `<prefix>` might be one of `/`, `/usr` or `/opt`, the default is `/`.
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To build a bundle application on macOS:
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```sh
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meson setup --buildtype=release --Dbundle=true --prefix / build
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meson compile -C build
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DESTDIR="$(pwd)/Lite XL.app" meson install --skip-subprojects -C build
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```
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Please note that the package is relocatable to any prefix and the option prefix
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affects only the place where the application is actually installed.
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## Installing Prebuilt
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Head over to [releases](https://github.com/lite-xl/lite-xl/releases) and download the version for your operating system.
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### Linux
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Unzip the file and `cd` into the `lite-xl` directory:
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```sh
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tar -xzf <file>
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cd lite-xl
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```
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To run lite-xl without installing:
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```sh
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cd bin
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./lite-xl
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```
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To install lite-xl copy files over into appropriate directories:
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```sh
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mkdir -p $HOME/.local/bin && cp bin/lite-xl $HOME/.local/bin
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cp -r share $HOME/.local
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```
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If `$HOME/.local/bin` is not in PATH:
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```sh
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echo -e 'export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin' >> $HOME/.bashrc
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```
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To get the icon to show up in app launcher:
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```sh
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xdg-desktop-menu forceupdate
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```
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You may need to logout and login again to see icon in app launcher.
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To uninstall just run:
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```sh
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rm -f $HOME/.local/bin/lite-xl
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rm -rf $HOME/.local/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/lite-xl.svg \
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$HOME/.local/share/applications/org.lite_xl.lite_xl.desktop \
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$HOME/.local/share/metainfo/org.lite_xl.lite_xl.appdata.xml \
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$HOME/.local/share/lite-xl
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```
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## Contributing
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Any additional functionality that can be added through a plugin should be done
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as a plugin, after which a pull request to the [Lite XL plugins repository] can be made.
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Pull requests to improve or modify the editor itself are welcome.
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## Licenses
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This project is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
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the terms of the MIT license. See [LICENSE] for details.
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See the [licenses] file for details on licenses used by the required dependencies.
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[CI]: https://github.com/lite-xl/lite-xl/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg
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[Discord Badge Image]: https://img.shields.io/discord/847122429742809208?label=discord&logo=discord
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[screenshot-dark]: https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/433545/111063905-66943980-84b1-11eb-9040-3876f1133b20.png
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[lite]: https://github.com/rxi/lite
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[website]: https://lite-xl.com
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[build]: https://lite-xl.com/en/documentation/build/
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[Get Lite XL]: https://github.com/lite-xl/lite-xl/releases/latest
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[Get plugins]: https://github.com/lite-xl/lite-xl-plugins
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[Get color themes]: https://github.com/lite-xl/lite-xl-colors
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[changelog]: https://github.com/lite-xl/lite-xl/blob/master/changelog.md
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[Lite XL plugins repository]: https://github.com/lite-xl/lite-xl-plugins
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[plugins repository]: https://github.com/rxi/lite-plugins
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[colors repository]: https://github.com/lite-xl/lite-xl-colors
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[LICENSE]: LICENSE
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[licenses]: licenses/licenses.md
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