GNU nano
The small terminal editor with its shortcuts printed at the bottom, the default on many Linux systems. See how developers rate it month by month on DTDb.
- Category
- IDE
- Developer
- GNU Project
- Created by
- Chris Allegretta
- First release
- 1999
- License
- GPL-3.0-or-later
- Open source
- Yes
- Pricing
- Free
- Website
- https://www.nano-editor.org
- Kind
- Terminal editor
- Written in
- C
- Platforms
- Linux, macOS, BSD and more
- Extension ecosystem
- 1 of 5
- AI assistance
- None
- Language servers (LSP)
- No
- Remote development
- Yes
- Built-in debugger
- No
- Best for
- Quick edits in a terminal
- Resource use
- Light