Atom Features
What are the features of Atom?
Coding
- Syntax highlighting
- Autocompletion
- Find and replace
- Code folding
Editing
- Collaborative editing
- Language Support
- Selection Methods
Functionality
- Extensibility
- Cross-platform support
- Plugins and integrations
- Security
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Coding
Syntax highlighting | Visually parses large amounts of code to highlight specific items or item types to denote them with a different color, background, or font. 308 reviewers of Atom have provided feedback on this feature. | 91% (Based on 308 reviews) | |
Autocompletion | Autocompletes common functions or expressions to save the time of manually typing frequently-used terms. This feature was mentioned in 305 Atom reviews. | 85% (Based on 305 reviews) | |
Find and replace | Based on 306 Atom reviews. Helps Find specific lines of code and replace them with a new command without scrolling through all of your code can save a huge amount of time. | 87% (Based on 306 reviews) | |
Code folding | As reported in 274 Atom reviews. Hides specific sections or lines of code within the editor without losing any work. | 85% (Based on 274 reviews) |
Editing
Collaborative editing | Based on 226 Atom reviews. Allows multiple developers to work on the same file simultaneously while on different computers. | 81% (Based on 226 reviews) | |
Language Support | Based on 280 Atom reviews. Supports programming languages such as Java, C, or Python. Support for front-end languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. | 85% (Based on 280 reviews) | |
Selection Methods | Based on 285 Atom reviews. Provides various methods for text selection. Examples include block selection, column selection , and non-linear selection | 84% (Based on 285 reviews) |
Functionality
Extensibility | Provides the ability to extend the platform to include additional features and functionalities This feature was mentioned in 291 Atom reviews. | 88% (Based on 291 reviews) | |
Cross-platform support | As reported in 271 Atom reviews. Allows usage and access across a range of operating systems and device types | 89% (Based on 271 reviews) | |
Plugins and integrations | Allows for additional features and functionalities in the form of pre-packaged integrations and plug-ins. This feature was mentioned in 294 Atom reviews. | 88% (Based on 294 reviews) | |
Security | Based on 176 Atom reviews. Ensures that the application itself is protected and assures data interacting with third-party plugins or integrations do not allow for unapproved access or privilege escalation. | 82% (Based on 176 reviews) |
