Geany 2.1 freeware

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Geany is a lightweight and versatile Integrated Development Environment (IDE) designed for programmers seeking efficiency without the bloat. Developed by Enrico Tröger, it supports numerous programming languages, offering features like syntax highlighting, code folding, and auto-completion. Its customizable interface and built-in terminal enhance productivity, while its portability makes it ideal for developers on the go. With a focus on simplicity and speed, Geany strikes a perfect balance bet ... ...

Author Enrico Tröger
Released 2025-07-07
Filesize 21.80 MB
Downloads 1618
OS Windows 11, Windows 10 64 bit
Installation Instal And Uninstall
Keywords programming, syntax, editor, Geany, text editor, highlight syntax, edit code, IDE, lightweight, edit, open-source
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GeanyText / Document EditorsWindows 11, Windows 10 64 bit
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2.1 Jul 7, 2025 New Release General:
Include themes from geany-themes (Issue#4035, PR#4044, Issue#4340, PR#4354).
Fix silently truncating files containing NUL bytes (PR#3716).
Improve compatibility focusing the editor window when opening a file externally (Kondor Dániel, Issue#3531, PR#4071).
Require GLib 2.56 (PR#4199).
Update placeholders for external printing command to use the same ones as build commands (Pynckels, PR#4250).
Bug Fixes:
Improve corner-case encoding detection and conversion (PR#3716).
Fix losing session after opening several projects (Issue#3897, PR#3898).
Fix emission of the "document-activate" signal, leading to glitches in UI and plugins (Issue#3684, PR#3891).
Fix spurious CPU load after running a build command (PR#3902).
Use a more reliable method for saving preferences and other auxiliary files (Issue#3946, PR#3950).
Fix focusing the symbol list through key binding (Pascal Baillehache, Issue#3678, PR#3681).
Fix search entry after editing the toolbar (Issue#3831, PR#3838).
Fix non-deterministic anonymous symbol names (Issue#3717, PR#3785).
Fix displaying symbols declared out of order (Issue#4060, PR#4063).
Fix possible invalid memory access when generating user initials on first startup (Issue#3844, PR#3846).
Fix Meson build when either fnmatch() or regcomp() is missing on the system (Issue#3618).
Fix replacing placeholders in filenames in build commands (PR#4318).
Interface:
Add support for searching the Messages and Compiler output (PR#3823).
Add support for modern platform-native file selection dialogs (Issue#1310, Issue#2794, Issue#3458, Issue#3868, Issue#4220, Issue#4259, PR#3861).
Regroup filetypes by letter (PR#3977).
Add filter for open documents sidebar (PR#4210).
Add filter for keybindings preferences (Issue#2848, PR#4192).
Add various pref to skip "replace in session" confirmation dialog (Issue#3702, PR#3851).
Make it easier to wrap search when the confirmation dialog is shown (Issue#1192, PR#4042).
Fix spurious selection when clicking an
2.0 Oct 19, 2023 New Release Split "session data" into session.conf, preferences are written to and read from geany.conf.
Require GTK 3.24.
Simplify project creation from existing directories with sources.
Update Scintilla to 5.3.7 and Lexilla to 5.2.7.
Use "Prof-Gnome" GTK theme by default on Windows for a better experience, the "Adwaita" theme can still be activated.
Sync many parsers from the Universal Ctags project, this leads to updated symbol parsers.
Many updated filetypes: Kotlin, Markdown (Robert Di Pardo), Nim (Zoom), PHP, Python.
New filetypes: AutoIt (Skif-off), GDScript (David Yang).
Updated translations: cz, da, de, fr, es, kk, lv, it, nl, pt, si, sk, ru, ua.
1.38.0 Oct 10, 2021 New Release

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