Lunar Code
A lightweight, VSCode-inspired desktop code editor built with Tauri 2, React, TypeScript, CodeMirror 6, and shadcn/ui.
Install
Arch Linux (recommended)
Download lunar-code-0.1.0-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst from the latest release, then:
sudo pacman -U lunar-code-0.1.0-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
This installs the binary to /usr/bin/lunar-code and adds a .desktop entry so it shows up in your app launcher.
Debian/Ubuntu
Download Lunar.Code_0.1.0_amd64.deb from the latest release, then:
sudo dpkg -i Lunar.Code_0.1.0_amd64.deb
Fedora/RHEL
Download Lunar.Code-0.1.0-1.x86_64.rpm from the latest release, then:
sudo rpm -i Lunar.Code-0.1.0-1.x86_64.rpm
Portable binary
Download the lunar-code binary from the release, make it executable, and run:
chmod +x lunar-code
./lunar-code
Build from Source
Prerequisites
Arch Linux
sudo pacman -S --needed \
webkit2gtk-4.1 \
base-devel \
curl wget file openssl \
appmenu-gtk-module \
libappindicator-gtk3 \
librsvg \
rust
Also requires:
- Node.js >= 18
- pnpm (
npm install -g pnpm) - Rust stable toolchain (
rustup default stable)
Other platforms
See Tauri prerequisites.
Development
pnpm install
pnpm tauri dev
Build
pnpm tauri build
Build Arch package
makepkg -f
sudo pacman -U lunar-code-0.1.0-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
Features
- Integrated terminal (Ctrl+`)
- File explorer with context menu and search filter
- Editor tabs with drag reorder, dirty indicators, and unsaved changes confirmation
- Split editor (Ctrl+)
- Find & replace across files (Ctrl+Shift+F)
- Go to line (Ctrl+G)
- CodeMirror 6 editor with syntax highlighting for 18+ languages
- Command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P)
- Quick file open (Ctrl+P)
- Find in file (Ctrl+F)
- Dark and light themes
- Custom CSS theme support
- Auto-save
- Recent workspaces
- Welcome tab with shortcuts reference
- Resizable sidebar and terminal panels
- Status bar with language selector, cursor position, encoding
- Settings: font size, tab size, word wrap, theme, auto-save, custom CSS
Supported Languages
JavaScript/JSX, TypeScript/TSX, Python, Rust, C/C++, Java, Go, PHP, SQL, HTML, CSS, JSON, XML, Markdown, YAML, Shell/Bash, TOML, Dockerfile
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+S | Save |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Save All |
| Ctrl+W | Close Tab |
| Ctrl+P | Quick Open |
| Ctrl+Shift+P | Command Palette |
| Ctrl+B | Toggle Sidebar |
| Ctrl+F | Find in File |
| Ctrl+G | Go to Line |
| Ctrl+Shift+F | Search in Files |
| Ctrl+` | Toggle Terminal |
| Ctrl+\ | Split Editor |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo |
| Ctrl+Shift+Z | Redo |
Tech Stack
- Tauri 2 - Rust desktop shell
- React 18 + TypeScript + Vite
- shadcn/ui - UI components (Radix + Tailwind)
- CodeMirror 6 - Code editor core
- xterm.js - Integrated terminal
- Lucide React - Icons