Awesome Atom

Website: https://github.com/mehcode/awesome-atom#readme
Category: Themed Directories
Tags: awesome-lists, developer-tools, desktop

Overview

Awesome Atom is a curated, open-source directory of Atom editor packages, resources, and tools. It helps developers discover language support, linting, build tooling, and other extensions to enhance and customize the Atom text editor.

Features

• Curated package list

  • Focused on “delightful” and high-quality Atom packages.
  • Organized into topical sections (e.g., syntax, lint, build).

• Syntax / Language support

  • Highlights language packages that extend Atom with:
    • Syntax highlighting for specific languages and file formats.
    • Snippets to speed up coding in those languages.

• Linting ecosystem overview

  • Explains the concept and purpose of linting tools.
  • Points to the core linter package for Atom.
  • Describes linter as a general interface that other language-specific provider plugins hook into.
  • Links to the full list of linter plugins at atomlinter.github.io.
  • Includes example linter packages and animated previews.

• Build system integration

  • Highlights the build package for Atom as the core build interface.
  • Explains that build provides a unified UI for provider plugins for different languages and tools.
  • Notes integration between build and linting (works together with the linter ecosystem).
  • Links to the full list of build plugins at atombuild.github.io.
  • Includes example build packages and previews.

• Documentation & contribution

  • README.md describing the list and its structure.
  • CONTRIBUTING.md guiding users on how to propose additions or changes to the list.
  • Licensed via LICENSE file for open use and contributions.

• Part of the Awesome ecosystem

  • Follows the “Awesome List” conventions and style.
  • Linked from / associated with the broader awesome collection maintained on GitHub.

Pricing

• Not applicable. Awesome Atom is an open-source, freely accessible curated list hosted on GitHub.

License

• Distributed under an open-source license (details in the repository’s LICENSE file).