Mike Shaver joins the Aether Board
Bringing in a Code Editor industry veteran to raise the bar.
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Absolutely independent. No unnecessary frameworks, no copy-paste code. Aether is handcrafted from scratch using SDL and C. Every feature, every pixel, every keystroke: yours to command.
Aether does one thing—and does it extremely well: coding.
No ads, no hidden trackers, no “premium upgrades” — just code. Aether is funded by passionate supporters who care more about freedom than profit. Our only mission: empower developers with the cleanest coding experience possible.
Follow the evolution of Aether. From new features to bug fixes, we keep you in the loop with developer notes, tutorials, and behind-the-scenes insights into building a code editor from scratch.
Bringing in a Code Editor industry veteran to raise the bar.
Ensuring that the OSS community has a seat at the table.
Launching our 501(c)(3) full-profit.
Founder - Great Me shares his thoughts.
Aether is constantly evolving, and there's room for you in every corner: testing, plugin creation, documentation, and more. Clone the code, build it, tweak it, break it, fix it — and then share it back. Join our Discord to collaborate with like-minded developers who are all about code, speed, and freedom.
Aether thrives thanks to people who care about open, distraction-free development.
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Everything you want to know about Aether, answered clearly. For everything else, contact us.
Our first Alpha is slated for Summer 2026 on Linux and macOS. Perfect for devs who like living on the bleeding edge—and don’t mind a few rough edges.
Short answer: no. Long answer: serious coding deserves a serious screen. Mobile is on our radar, but desktop domination comes first. There’s an experimental Android branch, but it’s more “proof of concept” than “productive coding.”
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Copper USD $1,000 (shout-out only, no fancy logo)
Sponsorships last a year, then you can renew if you still like us.
Your logo or name will proudly sit on our website and in updates.
Contact us if you’re feeling generous—or just want bragging rights.
Our core team is 5 hardcore devs. But there’s a thriving community of contributors who keep the keyboard smoke-free and the commits rolling.
Not yet. Making it shine outside Unix-like systems is tricky. Windows is on our to-do list, but desktop purists, rejoice—Linux and macOS first.
Aether is pure C + SDL magic. No copy-pasting from VSCode, Atom, or Sublime. We borrow only tiny, essential libraries for fonts, images, and audio. Everything else? Handcrafted by keyboard warriors. It’s like artisan bread—but for code editors.
We grow slowly and carefully—quality over quantity. Right now, the team is lean and mean. We maintain enough runway to survive 18 months of keyboard bashing.
Sponsors are pure support—no strings, no board seats, no sneaky influence. We answer only to code and our users.
C + SDL = speed, control, and chaos-free minimalism. Modern languages are great, but nothing beats the raw feeling of handcrafting your editor. Future plans include exploring safer languages, but for now, old-school low-level wins the day.