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geany · v2.1
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Small and lightweight IDE
brew install --cask geany 198
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Trust Score 8/10
✓ Open source (GPL-2.0) +3
✓ Active development +2
✓ Licensed +1
✗ No auto-updates +0
✓ Not deprecated +1
✓ Established (>1yr) +1
✗ Low installs +0
Review
Mar 10, 2026Geany is a lightweight IDE designed for simplicity and speed, offering features like syntax highlighting and plugin support. It's ideal for developers who prefer minimalistic tools without unnecessary features.
Geany provides a fast and simple integrated development environment with essential coding features.
Maturity: The project is mature with active development and a significant user base, evidenced by recent commits and GitHub statistics.
Community: Hacker News discussions praise Geany's lightweight nature and recent updates, though there's no Reddit presence.
Pros
- + Minimal and fast interface
- + Supports multiple programming languages
- + Syntax highlighting and code completion
- + Extensible with plugins
- + Cross-platform availability
Cons
- - No auto-update feature
- - Limited community engagement outside Hacker News
Community Mentions
hackernews
Jul 2025 Geany 2.1 is out (now with LSP)
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Oct 2023 Geany 2.0 – Flyweight IDE
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Jun 2020 Geany – A flyweight IDE
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Positive sentiment Negative sentiment Neutral / unknown