Lunar-code/README.md

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