https://github.com/mleidel/codescriber

A scripted desktop code editor
https://github.com/mleidel/codescriber

ace-editor css3 html javascript markdown python tkinter

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A scripted desktop code editor

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mleidel/codescriber
• Owner: MLeidel
• License: unlicense
• Created: 2024-11-26T21:18:16.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2026-02-11T20:47:45.000Z (4 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-02-12T04:37:04.190Z (4 months ago)
• Language: HTML
• Size: 1.85 MB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

          
# CodeScriber

## A Desktop Code Editor for Linux and Windows

__Uses "web app" technology via Python, pywebview, Ace Code Editor API__

>![CodeScriber](images/CS1.png "CodeScriber")

CodeScriber uses the "Ace" Code Editor - a Javascript library.

For detailed information about "Ace" visit the 

[Ace website](https://ace.c9.io/ "https://ace.c9.io/")

* The entire application runs locally on the user's machine, which is great for privacy and performance.  

* External dependencies include the Ace library loaded from cdnjs.cloudflare.com and an AI feature that requires an Internet connection.  

* The application is primarily implemented in scripting languages: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Python3, making it flexible and easy to modify.  

* The editor component is implemented as a Python script that uses the pywebview module to communicate with a JavaScript-based GUI (leveraging the Gtk WebKit2 engine on Linux and edgechromium on Windows). This design effectively bridges the gap between native host capabilities and a modern web-based interface.

_See_ https://ace.c9.io _for information on the Ace Code Editor._

[Documentation](CSdoc.md "CodeScriber Documentation")

### Features:

- Syntax highlighting

- Multi Session Interface

- AI access built-in (requires Internet)

- Auto indentation and outdent

- An optional command line

- Work with large documents (handles hundreds of thousands of lines without issue)

- Fully customizable key bindings including vi and Emacs modes

- Themes and many language models

- Search and replace with regular expressions

- Highlight matching parentheses

- Toggle between soft tabs and real tabs

- Displays hidden characters

- Highlight selected word

- Multiple cursor selection

- Column select and edit mode

- Customizable Keyword code snipits

- Drag & Drop to open file

- Markdown

- Spell check

- Find File

- Sort

- Recent Files

- Context Menu

- Optional file backups

- Snipit Management

[Documentation](CSdoc.md "CodeScriber Documentation")

### CodeScriber combines the following technologies:

> - python (pywebview, markdown, tkinter.ttk)

> - javascript

> - API (ace.js)

> - css

> - html

### Default language modes:

> _python, c, html, css, markdown, javascript, bash, sql, golang, json_  

Modify this list in `filemodes.js` - see **File Modes** under Options menu.

>![diagram](images/CSdiag.png "Conceptual")

[Documentation](CSdoc.md "CodeScriber Documentation")

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