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Geany for macOS
Edit code with syntax highlighting, symbol navigation and simple project management in Geany, a free IDE. This Mac download is the Apple silicon DMG.
- Operating system
- macOS; exact minimum for this DMG not confirmed
- Architecture
- ARM64 (Apple silicon)
- Download package
- DMG disk image
Apple silicon package only, not a universal build. Intel Macs require the separate publisher package. Check OS requirements before use.
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What is Geany?
Geany combines a code editor with a build-command interface and simple project management. Syntax highlighting, code folding, snippets and symbol lists help you read and work on source files without switching to a larger development environment. Supported filetypes include C, Java, PHP, HTML and Python.
This entry links to the Geany 2.1 ARM64 disk image for Apple silicon Macs. The publisher also provides a separate macOS package for the other architecture; do not treat this download as a universal Mac build. The exact minimum macOS version for this distributed DMG was not confirmed from the release page.
Geany does not provide built-in FTP or SSH remote-file editing. To work with remote files, make them available through a separately mounted filesystem rather than expecting a connection manager inside the editor.
What it offers
- Syntax highlighting and code folding for supported programming and markup languages.
- Symbol-name completion, snippets and call tips while editing.
- Symbol lists and code navigation for moving through source files.
- A build system to invoke compile and execute commands, plus simple project management.
- A plugin interface for adding editor functionality.
Good to know
- No built-in FTP or SSH remote-file editing; remote files must be made accessible through an external filesystem mount.
- The linked ARM64 DMG targets Apple silicon, not Intel Macs. The release page does not state an exact minimum macOS version for this file.
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Sources
References used for this listing. Retrieval dates do not indicate hands-on testing.
- Geany — official release packages ↗Retrieved
- About Geany — official features and makers ↗Retrieved
- Geany FAQ — remote-editing limitation ↗Retrieved
- Geany 2.1.0 — official release notes ↗Retrieved
- Geany macOS packaging repository — architecture context ↗Retrieved
- Geany — official screenshot gallery and attribution ↗Retrieved
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