Yes, you can download the cross-platform text editor for Windows, macOS and Linux, from the official website, Atom.io or the project's GitHub page. Is this a surprise, though? Why would Microsoft want competition between its products? One could argue that Atom was superseded (read phased out) by VS Code, which carries the Microsoft branding. Well, that clearly isn't what has happened. 4 years ago, Microsoft acquired GitHub, and the latter's CEO had promised that Atom will co-exist with Microsoft Visual Studio Code. That is the official reason given by GitHub as to why Atom text editor is being discontinued.īut, there are other factors that may have affected it. The company wants to focus its efforts on improving its own cloud-based solution for developers, GitHub Codespaces. The open source project received maintenance and security updates over the years, but claims that the community's involvement in Atom declined as new cloud-based tools emerged.
The announcement article that was published on GitHub's blog says that Atom's development had stagnated over the years, without new features being added to it. The text editor was popular amongst the developer community for its customizable interface and functionality, as well as its built-in support for Git and GitHub. Microsoft attributes the rise of Visual Studio Code to it. The application, which debuted in 2011, will be retired on December 15, 2022.Ītom emerged as a promising tool for code developers, and laid the foundation for the Electron framework (formerly Atom Shell). GitHub has announced that it is sunsetting its text editor, Atom.
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