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Rode is a blazingly fast text editor written in Rust, built on top of the Iced GUI framework. It provides a modern, lightweight editing experience with powerful features designed for developers.

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Core Features

Rode combines speed, simplicity, and powerful functionality:

File Navigation

Browse files with a tree view, fuzzy finder, and quick file picker

Advanced Editing

Syntax highlighting, autocomplete, multi-tab support, and customizable preferences

Vim Commands

Execute familiar Vim-style commands for quick operations

Search & Replace

Find and replace text with case-sensitive matching and navigation

Command Palette

Access all editor commands through a searchable interface

Terminal Integration

Launch your system terminal directly from the editor

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Built with Performance in Mind

Rode is designed from the ground up for speed:
  • Native Performance: Written in Rust for blazingly fast execution
  • Efficient Rendering: Powered by Iced GUI framework
  • Lazy Loading: File tree and directory contents load on-demand
  • Smart Caching: File previews and syntax highlighting are cached

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Customization

Rode supports multiple built-in themes including:
  • Catppuccin Mocha
  • Nord
  • Dracula
  • Gruvbox
  • Custom themes via Lua configuration
Customize your editing experience:
  • Tab size (1-16 spaces)
  • Spaces vs tabs
  • Theme selection
  • Configuration stored in ~/.config/rode/preferences.lua
Extensive keyboard shortcuts for productivity:
  • File operations (Cmd+O, Cmd+S, Cmd+W)
  • Navigation (Cmd+P, Cmd+Shift+F, Cmd+T)
  • Editor features (Cmd+F, Cmd+J, Cmd+Shift+P)

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WakaTime Integration

Rode includes built-in WakaTime support to track your coding activity automatically.
Track your coding metrics with WakaTime:
  • Automatic heartbeat tracking every 2 minutes
  • File-level activity monitoring
  • Save event tracking
  • Configurable API key and endpoint

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File Format Support

Rode provides syntax highlighting for common file types through its VSCode-compatible highlighter:
  • Programming Languages: Rust, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, Java, C/C++, and more
  • Web: HTML, CSS, SCSS, JSON, XML
  • Markup: Markdown with live preview support
  • Configuration: YAML, TOML, INI
  • Shell: Bash, Zsh, Fish

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Getting Started

To start using Rode’s features:
  1. Open a folder: Press Cmd+O or use the Command Palette
  2. Navigate files: Use the sidebar file tree or fuzzy finder (Cmd+Shift+F)
  3. Start editing: Click any file to open it in a new tab
  4. Customize: Press Cmd+Shift+S to access settings
Ready to dive deeper? Explore each feature in detail using the links above.