Who should use Pulsar?

Pulsar is an open-source project built for developers and programmers.

Is Pulsar still maintained?

Unverified. Pulsar has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to Pulsar?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Asteria, Flathub, and Flathub.

Pulsar is developed by Pulsar Edit.

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Pulsar

Name: Pulsar
Author: Pulsar Edit

FlathubIDEs & code editors

Pulsar is a community-driven text editor that continues the mission of Atom, offering a highly hackable and customizable environment for developers. It supports plugins, syntax highlighting, and is open source.

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Overview

5 features

Pulsar sits in PulseGate's IDEs & code editors category. It focuses on providing a customizable and extensible text editor for developers seeking hackability and usability. Pulsar is an open-source project aimed at developers and programmers. Pulsar is free to use. Pulsar is available on Linux.

It is developed by Pulsar Edit, and it first shipped in 2022. Among its 5 catalogued features are text editing, plugin support, and syntax highlighting.

Text editing
Plugin support
Syntax highlighting
Customizability
Open source

Built with & integrations

Runs on

Linux

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tier

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed27 Jun · 17:07 UTC
Listing verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Pulsar

What is Pulsar?: Pulsar focuses on providing a customizable and extensible text editor for developers seeking hackability and usability. It is catalogued under IDEs & code editors on PulseGate.
Who should use Pulsar?: Pulsar is an open-source project built for developers and programmers.
Is Pulsar free?: Yes — Pulsar is free to use.
What platforms does Pulsar run on?: Pulsar runs on Linux.
Is Pulsar still maintained?: Unverified. Pulsar has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Pulsar?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Asteria, Flathub, and Flathub.Asteria Flathub Flathub
Who makes Pulsar?: Pulsar is developed by Pulsar Edit.
How long has Pulsar been around?: Pulsar first shipped in 2022.

At a glance

Platforms: Desktop
Languages: English
Built for: Developers and programmers
Model: Open source
Solves: Providing a customizable and extensible text editor for developers seeking hackability and usability.

Registered as

Flathub: dev.pulsar_edit.Pulsar

Developer

Pulsar Edit

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70
Indexed: 27 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Unverified
Last seen: 27 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: pulsar-flathub-org
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 27 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Taken from the project's own store listing.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 4 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://flathub.org/apps/dev.pulsar_edit.Pulsar

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