https://github.com/batonogov/pine
A code editor that belongs on your Mac. Native SwiftUI + AppKit, zero Electron.
https://github.com/batonogov/pine
appkit code-editor liquid-glass macos macos-app native swift swiftui text-editor
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A code editor that belongs on your Mac. Native SwiftUI + AppKit, zero Electron.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/batonogov/pine
- Owner: batonogov
- License: mit
- Created: 2026-03-09T16:00:01.000Z (4 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-03-30T09:49:34.000Z (3 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-03-30T10:03:37.599Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: appkit, code-editor, liquid-glass, macos, macos-app, native, swift, swiftui, text-editor
- Language: Swift
- Homepage: https://batonogov.github.io/pine
- Size: 17.7 MB
- Stars: 9
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 23
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Pine
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> A minimal native code editor for macOS.
Pine is a code editor for developers who want a fast, native Mac app without the overhead of Electron. Built with SwiftUI and AppKit, designed for macOS 26 Liquid Glass. Opens instantly, stays out of your way.
## Features
- **Native macOS** — SwiftUI + AppKit, Liquid Glass UI, system text handling. No browser engine, no runtime
- **Syntax highlighting** — 37 languages including Swift, TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, Java, Kotlin, Ruby, C/C++, and more
- **Built-in terminal** — Full VT100/xterm emulator via [SwiftTerm](https://github.com/migueldeicaza/SwiftTerm). Multiple tabs, colors, TUI apps, oh-my-zsh
- **Git integration** — File status in sidebar, diff markers in gutter, blame view, branch switching from title bar or search sheet
- **Symbol navigation** — Jump to functions and classes with Cmd+R
- **Code folding** — Fold/unfold blocks from the gutter or via menu
- **Minimap** — Scaled code overview with syntax colors and diff markers. Click to navigate
- **Find & replace** — In-file and project-wide search with .gitignore support
- **Quick Open** — Fuzzy file search with Cmd+P
- **Markdown preview** — Source, rendered, or side-by-side via [swift-markdown](https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-markdown)
- **Status bar** — Cursor position, line endings, indentation style, file size
- **Bracket matching** — Highlights matching pairs while skipping strings and comments
- **File management** — Reveal in Finder, duplicate files with Finder-like naming
- **Large file handling** — Progressive loading for 10 MB+ files, optional highlighting disable for 1 MB+
- **Strip trailing whitespace** — Automatically cleans up on save
- **Auto-save & session restore** — Picks up where you left off
- **Auto-updates** — Built-in via [Sparkle](https://sparkle-project.org)
- **Localized** — English, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (BR), Russian, Simplified Chinese
Screenshots
### Welcome Screen
### Built-in Terminal
### Markdown Preview
## Install
**Homebrew** (recommended):
```bash
brew tap batonogov/tap
brew install --cask pine-editor
```
**Direct download:** grab the latest `.dmg` from [Releases](https://github.com/batonogov/pine/releases/latest).
## Build from Source
Requires macOS 26+ and Xcode 26+.
```bash
git clone https://github.com/batonogov/pine.git
cd pine
sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
xcodebuild -project Pine.xcodeproj -scheme Pine build
```
Dependencies resolve automatically via Swift Package Manager on first build.
## Keyboard Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
| --- | --- |
| `Cmd+P` | Quick Open |
| `Cmd+Shift+O` | Open folder |
| `Cmd+S` | Save |
| `Cmd+Option+S` | Save All |
| `Cmd+Shift+S` | Save As |
| `Cmd+Shift+D` | Duplicate file |
| `Cmd+W` | Close tab |
| `Cmd+F` | Find |
| `Cmd+Option+F` | Find & Replace |
| `Cmd+G` / `Cmd+Shift+G` | Find Next / Previous |
| `Cmd+E` | Use Selection for Find |
| `Cmd+L` | Go to Line |
| `Cmd+R` | Go to Symbol |
| `Cmd+/` | Toggle comment |
| `Cmd+Shift+B` | Switch branch |
| `Cmd+Shift+M` | Toggle minimap |
| `Cmd+Shift+P` | Markdown preview |
| `Ctrl+Option+Down` / `Up` | Next / Previous change |
| `` Cmd+` `` | Toggle terminal |
| `Cmd+T` | New terminal tab |
| `Cmd++` / `Cmd+-` | Zoom in / out |
| `Cmd+0` | Reset font size |
## Architecture
MVVM with SwiftUI views backed by AppKit via `NSViewRepresentable`. The editor core uses the native NSTextStorage/NSLayoutManager/NSTextContainer stack. Syntax highlighting runs asynchronously on a background queue with generation tokens to prevent stale results. Git operations run in parallel via GCD. Project-wide search uses Swift concurrency with sliding-window parallelism.
## Contributing
Contributions are welcome. Please open an issue first to discuss what you'd like to change. See the [Issues](https://github.com/batonogov/pine/issues) page.
## License
[MIT](LICENSE)