Aether

A GPU-native code editor.

VSCode UX and ecosystem, without the Electron overhead — written in Rust, rendered on the GPU with wgpu.

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Linux · x64

Prefer a portable Windows .exe? Grab aether-windows-x86_64.exe · All releases · Source on GitHub

Install on Linux

Pick whichever fits your setup — all stay up to date with each release.

APT repository (Debian / Ubuntu)

# add the repo's signing key + source, then install
curl -fsSL https://actuallyroy.github.io/aether-editor/apt/aether.gpg.key | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/aether.gpg
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/aether.gpg] https://actuallyroy.github.io/aether-editor/apt stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/aether.list
sudo apt update && sudo apt install aether

One-line install script (any distro)

curl -fsSL https://actuallyroy.github.io/aether-editor/install.sh | sh

Standalone packages

# Debian package
sudo apt install ./aether_*.deb
# or the portable AppImage — no install needed
chmod +x Aether-x86_64.AppImage && ./Aether-x86_64.AppImage

The .deb and .AppImage are attached to every release.

GPU-rendered

Every pixel drawn with wgpu — smooth scrolling and crisp text at any zoom.

VSCode-familiar

Explorer, tabs, command palette, search, source control, integrated terminal.

Built-in Git

Stage, commit, diff side-by-side, and a change-count badge — no extension needed.

Self-updating

Checks GitHub for new releases and updates itself in place.