Lite XL plugins

Plugins for the Lite XL text editor, originally forked from the lite plugins repository.

If you can't find a plugin that suits your needs, check if someone has already created an issue about it, otherwise feel free to create one yourself.

How to install

To install a plugin:

• If the plugin links to a repository, follow its README.

• If the plugin is a single file or directory, drop it directly in:

  • Linux ~/.config/lite-xl/plugins/
  • MacOS ~/.config/lite-xl/plugins/
  • Windows C:\Users\(username)\.config\lite-xl\plugins\

Or, if you have a Lite XL plugin manager, such as lpm, you may install plugins by doing

  lpm install plugin_name

Note: if you make a pull request, do not edit this README.md file, as it's autogenerated; the manifest.json file should be updated to include any new plugins added, as specified in the Lite XL plugin manifest specification.

Please note, that in this official repository, any plugins that specify a remote must also pin the remote to a specific commit hash. Any plugin that is hosted not in a repository, but only with a url must provide a checksum that matches the existing plugin.

Any non-conforming PRs will not be accepted. The table below will be updated automatically.

Any entries marked with an asterisk are hosted on external repositories.

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Plugins

Plugin	Description
align_carets	Align multiple carets and selections (clip)
autoinsert	Automatically inserts closing brackets and quotes. Also allows selected text to be wrapped with brackets or quotes.
autosave	Automatically saves files when they are changed
autosaveonfocuslost	Automatically saves files that were changed when the main window loses focus by switching to another application
autowrap	Automatically hardwraps lines when typing
base16*	Theme manager with base16 color schemes for Lite XL.
bigclock	Shows the current time and date in a view with large text (screenshot)
black*	Integrates the black Python formatter with lite
bracketmatch	Underlines matching pair for bracket under the caret (screenshot)
build*	Provides a build system, messages window, and easily clickable errors. Supports an internal build system, and make. (screenshot)
centerdoc	Centers document's content on the screen and adds zen mode support (screenshot)
cleanstart	Hides the treeview at start if no arguments passed to the executable are directories. Compatible with lite.
codeplus*	Offers improvements such as highlighted comments and autocomplete for brackets, quotes and more. (demo)
colorpicker	Color picker dialog that supports html and rgb notations.
colorpreview	Underlays color values (eg. #ff00ff or rgb(255, 0, 255)) with their resultant color. (screenshot)
console*	A console for running external commands and capturing their output (gif)
copyfilelocation	Copy file location to clipboard
custom_caret	Customize the caret in the editor
datetimestamps	Insert date-, time- and date-time-stamps
debugger*	Provides a debugger integration, with pluggable backends. Currently supports only gdb. (screenshot)
Discord RPC*	Adds the current workspace and file to your Discord rich presence. Linux-only.
dragdropselected	Provides basic drag and drop of selected text (in same document)
Easing Previewer*	Adds a popup that displays the curve of Penner-styled easing functions.
editorconfig	EditorConfig implementation for Lite XL
encodings*	Properly read files that are not encoded in UTF-8 or ASCII by auto-detecting their encoding and allows saving on different text encodings.
endwise*	Add end tags in variety of languages. Similar to Vim Endwise
eofnewline*	Make sure the file ends with one blank line.
ephemeral_tabs	Preview tabs. Opening a doc will replace the contents of the preview tab. Marks tabs as non-preview on any change or tab double clicking.
equationgrapher*	Graphs y=x equations.
eval	Replaces selected Lua code with its evaluated result
evergreen*	Adds Treesitter syntax highlighting support
exec	Runs selected text through shell command and replaces with result
extend_selection_line	When a selection crosses multiple lines, it is drawn to the end of the screen (screenshot)
exterm*	Allows to open an external console in current project directory
fallbackfonts*	Adds support for fallback fonts (gif)
Multithreaded Find File*	Threaded project find files.
fontconfig	Allows users to load fonts with fontconfig.
force_syntax	Change the syntax used for a file.
formatter*	formatters for various languages
ghmarkdown	Opens a preview of the current markdown file in a browser window (screenshot) Note: the page content is generated by sending the markdown file to Github's markdown rendering API
gitblame*	Shows "git blame" information of a line (screenshot)
gitdiff_highlight*	highlight changed lines from git (screenshot)
gitopen	Open project files that are in a git commit (default=HEAD)
gitstatus	Displays git branch and insert/delete count in status bar (screenshot)
gofmt	Auto-formats the current go file, adds the missing imports and the missing return cases
gui_filepicker	Graphical filepicker using zenity.
immersive-title*	Dark (or even Mica!) title bar for Lite XL
indent_convert	Convert between tabs and spaces indentation
indentguide	Adds indent guides (screenshot)
ipc	Adds inter-process communication support, single-instance mode and tab drag and drop between instances.
keymap_export	Exports the keymap to a JSON file.
Kinc Projects*	Adds Kinc Project generation with basic build commands(depends on console)
lfautoinsert	Automatically inserts indentation and closing bracket/text after newline
linenumbers	The ability to change the display of the line number (screenshot)
linter*	Linters for multiple languages
lint+*	Advanced linter with ErrorLens-like error reporting. Compatible with linters made for linter (screenshot)
lite-debugger	Debug Lite-XL's Lua VM interactively, if you're running it from a terminal. Warning: Will significantly slow down Lite-XL if installed.
vibe*	VI(vim?) bindings with a hint of DOOM Emacs, for lite-xl
litepresence*	Discord rich presence for Lite XL (display file editing in Discord)
lorem*	Generates Lorem Ipsum placeholder dummy text
lsp*	Provides code completion (also known as IntelliSense) using the Language Server Protocol
lsp_c*	Automatic configuration/binary download for LSP completion for C/C++ with clangd.
lsp_lua*	Automatic configuration/binary download for LSP completion for Lua with lua-language-server (sumneko).
lsp_rust*	Automatic configuration/binary download for LSP completion for Rust with rust-analyzer.
lsp_snippets*	Adds LSP snippets support to the snippets plugin
lspkind*	Completion menu kind/type icons for Lite XL LSP
macmodkeys	Remaps mac modkeys command/option to ctrl/alt
markers	Add markers to docs and jump between them quickly (screenshot)
memoryusage	Show memory usage in the status view
minimap	Shows a minimap on the right-hand side of the docview. Taken from @andsve, and improved upon.
motiontrail	Adds a motion-trail to the caret (gif)
navigate	Allows moving back and forward between document positions, reducing the amount of scrolling
nerdicons	File icons set for TreeView. Download font from nerdfonts.com. Modification of the nonicons plugin
nonicons	File icons set for TreeView. Download font to your config/fonts folder
opacity	Change the opaqueness/transparency of lite-xl using shift+mousewheel or a command.
open_ext	Automatically prompts you if you tried to open a binary file in the editor
openfilelocation	Opens the parent directory of the current file in the file manager
openselected	Opens the selected filename or url
pdfview	PDF preview for TeX files
plugin_manager*	A plugin manager view for lite-xl that provides GUI access to lpm
primary_selection	Adds middle mouse click copy/paste (primary selection). To use this plugin, xclip must be installed.
profiler	Adds the ability to profile lite-xl with the lua-profiler
Multithreaded Project Search*	Threaded project search with 5-10x better performance.
rainbowparen	Show nesting of parentheses with rainbow colours
regexreplacepreview	Allows for you to write a regex and its replacement in one go, and live preview the results.
restoretabs	Keep a list of recently closed tabs, and restore the tab in order on ctrl+shift+t.
scalestatus	Displays current scale (zoom) in status view (depends on scale plugin)
Source Control Management*	Extensible source control management plugin with git and fossil backends.
search_ui	Friendlier search and replace user interface using Widgets.
select_colorscheme	Select a color theme, like VScode, Sublime Text.(plugin saves changes)
selectionhighlight	Highlights regions of code that match the current selection (screenshot)
settings	Provides a GUI to manage core and plugin settings, bindings and select color theme (video). (depends on widget)
smallclock	Displays the current time in the corner of the status view
smartopenselected	Opens the selected filename or path in project. Useful to open imports.
smoothcaret	Smooth caret animation (gif)
snippets*	Provides code snippets support
sort	Sorts selected lines alphabetically
sortcss*	Sort selected CSS properties alphabetically or using the concentric model. (demo)
spellcheck	Underlines misspelt words (screenshot) -- note: on Windows a words.txt dictionary file must be placed beside the exe
statusclock	Displays the current date and time in the corner of the status view
Sticky Scroll	Keep track of the current scope at the top of the view (video)
Save as Super User	Save files that require root permissions. Needs pkexec.
svg_screenshot	Takes an SVG screenshot. Only browsers seem to support the generated SVG properly.
tab_switcher	Switch between open tabs by searching by name
tabnumbers	Displays tab numbers from 1–9 next to their names (screenshot)
terminal*	An integrated terminal for lite-xl. (screenshot)
tetris	Allows you to play tetris directly in the editor.
texcompile	Compile Tex files into PDF
theme16*	Theme manager with base16 themes
themeselect	Select a theme based on filename of active document
titleize	Titleizes selected string (hello world => Hello World)
todotreeview*	Todo tree viewer for annotations in code like TODO, BUG, FIX, IMPROVEMENT
togglesnakecamel	Toggles symbols between snake_case and camelCase
treeview-extender*	Extend Lite XL's treeview menu (screenshot)
typingspeed	Displays your current typing speed in characters and words per minute in the status bar
unboundedscroll	Allows scrolling outside the bounds of a document
updatechecker*	Automatically checks for updates and notifies you
visu*	Audio visualizer for Lite XL
wal.lxl*	pywal integration with Lite XL.
wordcount	Adds in a word count to the statusview.

Languages

Language	Description
language_angelscript	Syntax for the Angelscript programming language
language_assembly_riscv	Syntax for RISC-V assembly
language_assembly_x86	Syntax for Intel x86 assembly
language_autohotkey_v1	Syntax for the AutoHotkey(v1) programming language
language_batch	Syntax for Windows Batch Files
language_bib	Syntax for BibTex files
language_blade	Syntax for Blade files
language_c7	Syntax for the modifications to fe used in cel7
language_caddyfile	Syntax for the Caddyfile used on the Caddy web server
language_cmake	Syntax for the CMake build system language
language_containerfile*	Syntax for Containerfile/Dockerfile
language_crystal*	Syntax for the Crystal programming language
language_csharp	Syntax for the C# programming language
language_cue	Syntax for the CUE definition and validation programming language
language_d	Syntax for the D programming language
language_dart	Syntax for the Dart programming languiage
language_diff	Syntax for diff and patch files
language_edp	Syntax for FreeFEM++ programming language
language_elixir	Syntax for the Elixir programming language
language_elm	Syntax for the Elm programming language
language_env*	Syntax for the env (dotenv) files
language_erb	Syntax for the ERB programming language. Also known as eRuby or Embedded Ruby.
language_fe	Syntax for the fe programming language
language_fennel	Syntax for the fennel programming language
language_fstab	Syntax for the fstab config files
language_gabc	Syntax for the GABC music typesetting language
language_gdscript	Syntax for the Godot Engine's GDScript scripting language
language_glsl	Syntax for the GLSL programming language
language_gmi	Syntax for the Gemtext markup language
language_go	Syntax for the Go programming language
language_gravity	Syntax for the Gravity programming language.
language_hare	Syntax for the Hare programming language
language_haxe	Syntax for the Haxe programming language
language_hlsl	Syntax for the HLSL programming language
language_hs	Syntax for the Haskell programming language
language_htaccess	Syntax for .htaccess files.
language_ignore*	Syntax for .gitignore, .dockerignore and some other .*ignore files
language_ini	Syntax for ini files
language_java	Syntax for the Java programming language
language_jiyu	Syntax for the jiyu programming language
language_json	Syntax for the JSON language
language_jsx	Syntax for the JSX language for the React framework in JavaScript
language_julia	Syntax for the Julia programming language
language_ksy*	Syntax for Kaitai struct files
language_lilypond	Syntax for the LilyPond music typesetting language
language_liquid	Syntax for Liquid templating language
language_lobster	Syntax for Lobster programming language
language_lox	Syntax for the Lox programming language, featured in the book 'Crafting Interpreters'.
language_make	Syntax for the Make build system language
language_marte	Syntax for MARTe2 configuration language
language_meson	Syntax for the Meson build system language
language_miniscript	Syntax for the MiniScript programming language
language_moon	Syntax for the MoonScript scripting language
language_nelua	Syntax for Nelua programming
language_nginx	Syntax for Nginx config files
language_nim	Syntax for the Nim programming language
language_nix	Syntax for the Nix expression language
language_objc	Syntax for the Objective C programming language
language_odin	Syntax for the Odin programming language
language_perl	Syntax for the Perl programming language
language_php	Syntax for the PHP programming language
language_pico8	Syntax for Pico-8 cartridge files
language_pkgbuild	Syntax for PKGBUILD package description files
language_po	Syntax for PO translation files
language_pony*	Syntax for Pony programming language
language_powershell	Syntax for PowerShell scripting language
language_psql	Syntax for the postgresql database access language
language_R	Syntax for R scripting language
language_rescript	Syntax for the ReScript programming language
language_rivet	Syntax for the Rivet programming language
language_ruby	Syntax for the Ruby programming language
language_rust	Syntax for the Rust programming language
language_sass	Syntax for the Sass CSS preprocessor
language_scala	Syntax for the Scala programming language
language_sh	Syntax for shell scripting language
language_ssh_config	Syntax for ssh & sshd config files
language_tal	Syntax for the Uxntal assembly language
language_tcl	Syntax for the Tcl programming language
language_teal	Syntax for the Teal programming language, a typed dialect of Lua.
language_tex	Syntax for the LaTeX typesetting language
language_toml	Syntax for the TOML configuration language
language_ts	Syntax for the TypeScript programming language, a typed dialect of JavaScript.
language_tsx	Syntax for TSX language
language_umka	Syntax for the Umka programming language.
language_v	Syntax for the V programming language
language_wren	Syntax for the Wren programming language
language_yaml	Syntax for YAML serialization language
language_zig	Syntax for the Zig programming language

Libraries

Library	Description
encoding*	Add support for detecting file and string encodings as converting between them.
net*	Add support for TCP and UDP sockets using SDL_net.
Threads*	Supports spawning true os-threads.
widget*	Plugin library that provides a set of re-usable components to more easily write UI elements for your plugins
www*	A simple library that provides a web client to fetch, and submit data via HTTP requests.