Athas for Mac

A lightweight, cross-platform code editor, built with Tauri (Rust and React) with Git support, AI agents, vim keybindings.

Features AI agents Git integration Syntax highlighting LSP support Vim keybindings Integrated terminal Database viewers Collaboration Enterprise policy controls (managed mode + extension allowlist)

Installation

Quick install

macOS and Linux:

Windows (PowerShell):

The install scripts detect your operating system and architecture, download the latest stable release, and verify its SHA256 checksum when one is available. You can review the macOS and Linux script or Windows script before running it.

Package managers

Homebrew on macOS:

APT on Debian and Ubuntu:

DNF on Fedora and RHEL:

Installs from the APT and DNF repositories update with apt upgrade and dnf upgrade.

Manual download

Prebuilt packages for macOS, Windows, and Linux are available on the GitHub Releases page. Linux releases include native .deb and .rpm packages, an AppImage, and a portable .tar.gz bundle that uses the system WebKitGTK 4.1.

See the installation guide for detailed platform steps, install locations, and uninstall instructions.

Development

To build Athas from source, install Node.js 24, Bun 1.3.14, and Rust, then run:

bun setup installs the project dependencies and checks the native requirements for your platform. See the contributing guide for validation commands and contribution guidelines.

Documentation

See the documentation.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! See the contributing guide. Pull requests need agreement to the Contributor License and Feedback Agreement.

Support Issues Discussions Discord

License

Copyright (C) 2022-2026 Athas

Athas is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

Athas is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details.

Athas may also be distributed under other terms, such as through the Mac App Store or in commercial editions. The Contributor License and Feedback Agreement gives the project the rights to do so for code contributed on or after 2026-10-15.