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Welcome to the products page for PyEdit, a cross-platform text editor and code launcher. PyEdit is a GUI written in Python/Tk, that can be used as both standalone program and library component. It can serve as your go-to text editor, as well as a lightweight IDE that runs Python code and other content. For a quick tour of PyEdit's features, see its User Guide's Introducing PyEdit, its PC screenshots, and its Android how-to. New: As of Dec-2024, the new PyEdit 4.0 adds emojis support and cross-process open checks; eliminates code patches on Android; uses real buttons on Linux; speeds code startups, deblurs the GUI, and shows a splashscreen on Windows; and more. For info on 4.0, see its release notes and latest screenshots. |
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Both the current 4.0 and legacy 3.0 versions of PyEdit are available in the following sections. Users are encouraged to install the current 4.0, given its many enhancements. Click the download links below to fetch the packages you wish to use.
PyEdit 4.0 runs on macOS, Windows, Linux, and Android. It's available as a portable and complete source-code package that runs unpatched on all four platforms, plus a platform-specific macOS app and Windows executable. The macOS app works natively on both Apple M and Intel devices running Catalina+, and the Windows executable works on 64-bit Windows 11 and 10 devices.
macOS app | ☞ | Download PyEdit--macOS.zip |
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Windows exe | ☞ | Download PyEdit--Windows.zip |
Source-code package | ☞ | Download PyEdit--source.zip |
PyEdit 3.0 runs on macOS (f.k.a. Mac OS X), Windows, Linux, and Android. It's available as a platform-specific macOS app (Intel native), Windows exe (both 64- and 32-bit), and Linux executable, plus a portable and complete source-code package that runs on all four platforms but requires minor patches on Android per ahead. Click the download link below to fetch the package you wish to use. The app, exes, and executable may be easier to install and run, but source code can be studied, is required on Android today, and nullifies issues covered by the next section'spointers.
macOS app | ☞ | Download PyEdit.app.zip |
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Windows exe, 64 bit | ☞ | Download PyEdit-64bit.zip |
Windows exe, 32 bit | ☞ | Download PyEdit-32bit.zip |
Linux executable | ☞ | Download PyEdit.zip |
Source-code package | ☞ | Download PyEdit-source.zip |
For more details on PyEdit's download packages, as well as their complete install and usage instructions, see the main README.txt. In brief, you'll fetch, unzip, and run either the unzipped app itself (macOS), a same-named executable inside the unzip (Windows and Linux), or the program's main script in the unzipped source code (all platforms).
The latest getting-started pointers:
Mojave users: see also this to fix crashes and blank windows caused by macOS dark mode.
Apple M-chip users: the Rosetta 2 emulator is required to run the app package (until 4.0), but not source code.
Recent updates:
textConfig.py
settings,
or use light mode on your macOS PC.
Applications
with your unzip/install folder if it differs):
xattr -c /Applications/PyEdit.app xattr -r -d comp.apple.quarantine /Applications/PyEdit.appThe first of these clears all extended attributes on the app and the second removes just its quarantine attribute. Once you've run either of these one-time setup steps, the app will open without warnings thereafter. For screen captures of the process, see this gallery, which uses the similarly impacted Frigcal app as an example. Though untested, you may also be able to fully disable the Gatekeeper layer behind the new constraints; more info here and here.
Recent updates:
Recent updates:
Android 11+ users: see also this for recent changes on Android; these may impact PyEdit file access.
Recent updates:
textEditor.py
in the Pydroid 3 app. You may also
configure as usual in textConfigs.py
and a commented-out code line in
textEditor.py
may be enabled to support file-explorer opens and shortcuts.
For more details, see "Usage Notes" in 4.0's
docs.
For a preview of PyEdit in action, see its screenshots—older and newer.
For information on using PyEdit, explore its User Guide.
For highlights of PyEdit's releases, view its recent changes.
For PyEdit's full source code online, browse its unzipped code.
For more tips and updates, see the support page and older list.