Advanced Editor - Code editor

Full text editor based on Ace, to work on multiple projects. Requires Node.js.

Advanced Editor is a source code editor specifically designed for users who frequently switch between projects.

It runs locally using with a recent version of Node.js.

Advanced Editor no longer uses Electron, replacing it with Node (which is part of Electron along with Chromium) and WebSocket for communication between the interface and the file system.

Features

• All the classic functions of a code editor.
• Supports all popular programming languages, markdown and HTML.
• Switch project in two clicks.
• Many useful editing features. Example: juste type a line number in the input field and the code is displayed. Comment/uncomment in one click.
• Syntax highlighting for most programming languages.
• Syntax corrector.
• Automatic commenting and reactivation for C-like languages.
• Displays markdown code and HTML code like a web page.
• Project management has been greatly simplified since version 4, inspired by Visual Studio Code but with one improvement: switching projects in two clicks.
  

Install Advanced Editor

1. Install Node.js.
2. Download the zip archive and extract its contents.
3. Create a desktop icon containing this command:

    "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" c:\aeditor\server.js

4. The working directory is the Advanced Editor directory.
5. You can then launch the program by clicking on the icon.

   User manual

Download Advanced Editor

Do not require Electron :

• Advanced Editor 4.1. Works with a recent version of node.js.

Require Electron :

• Advanced Editor 3.3. For Electron 11.
• Advanced Editor 3.2. For Electron 9.

History

• 4.1 - May 16, 2026
  Added a tab for the list of recently opened files.
  The labels on the tabs have been replaced with icons.
• 4.0 - May 2, 2026
  No longer uses Electron.
  Projects are now directories. A project is created by including a directory in the list.
  The database has been removed.
  The loading window is now native.
  A save window has been built to replace the Electron one.
  It is possible to run multiple instances of the program simultaneously, each using a separate WebSocket port.
• 3.3 - January 22, 2021
  Updated for compatibility with Electron 11.
• 3.2 - September 17, 2020.
  Cryonie Editor becomes Advanced Editor again and comes back to this site. It is now part of a trilogy in development.
• 3.1 - August 3, 2018.
  File list better sorted.
  Fixed bug occuring when loading a file while the current content is not yet saved.
• 3.0 - November 29, 2017.
  The editor is released with a new name, Cryonie Editor and is now hosted on cryonie.com. It includes a database management for pages and scripts.
• 2.8 - May 8, 2017.
  The "Include" button now allows you to directly include the loaded file in the current project.
  A new dialog with three options opens to ask you to save the current file when needed.
  The default theme has changed: Chaos is replaced by Tomorrow Night Bright so that comments are more visible.
  The explorer.js module is optimized.
• 2.7 - April 5, 2017.
  Saving is now down through a native dialog box, provided by Electron, and no longer with a custom windows.
• 2.6. March 24, 2017.
  Replaced WebSocket by IPC, so the app is faster and you may open several instances at once.
• 2.5 - March 11, 2017.
  The Markdown format is supported with the functions of previewing and converting into an HTML file.
  Interface changed with dark toolbars and status bars.
• 2.4 - March 5, 2017
  New icon to open a preview window for HTML documents.
• 2.3 - February 16, 2017
  Cut/Copy/Paste icons now merged under a single icon.
• 2.2 - February 9, 2016.
  It is now possible to comment or uncomment code thank to two new commands added in the insert icon.
  Previously, loading a project was canceled if the active file was deleted, it is corrected.
• 2.1 - 31 January 2017.
  The search of the directory for a new project is now done with a native dialog box.
  When a project is selected from the list and the file has been deleted, the program proposes to delete the project name from the list.
• 2.0 - January 10, 2017.
  The editor now works with Electron et no longer with a choosen browser.
  Minor changes to replace the prompt dialog box not supported in Electron.
• 1.6 - October 11, 2016.
  Prompt to save current file accepts yes or cancel.
• 1.5 - June 16, 2016.
  Automatically load the last project on startup.
  Added a contextual menu to project files to delete an entry that no longer exists.
  
• 1.4 - May 25, 2016 Added a group of icons to go to a line or to the beginning or end of the document.
• 1.3 - May 2, 2016. Load/Save: One can change the drive or go to a directory by typing the path in the input fields.
  Added context menu to files in the load and save window.
• 1.2 - April 13, 2016. Now you can click on the help icon to close the manual.
• 1.1 - March 27, 2016. Added quick project select.
• 1.0 - March 17, 2016. First release as standalone tool.
• January 8, 2013.
  A JavaScript version of Advanced Explorer is released with the new editor based on Ace. It runs locally in a browser.
• March 1999.
  Advanced Explorer is released, it is a file explorer written in Java with a text editor.

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