candat is an open-source terminal IDE built on Textual, offering emacs keybindings, a file tree, markdown preview, and a real PTY terminal. It is designed for developers who prefer working in the terminal and need a powerful, accessible code editing environment.
In the IDEs & code editors space, candat takes a focused approach. It focuses on providing a terminal-based IDE with emacs keybindings for efficient code editing and project navigation in the terminal. candat is an open-source project aimed at developers who prefer terminal-based workflows. The project is open source (MIT). The product ships for the command line.
kavonrtep builds and maintains candat, and the product first shipped in 2026. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 9 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 5 catalogued features are emacs keybindings, markdown preview, and file tree navigation.
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