Smart Code Editor

A clean, lightweight, and intelligent code editor built from scratch in Python (PyQt5).
Designed for elegance, clarity, and performance — crafted for learning, creativity, and innovation.

✨ Overview

A clean, lightweight, and intelligent code editor built from scratch in Python (PyQt5). Includes syntax highlighting, dark/light themes, and line numbers. Designed to be minimal, elegant, and extensible – a personal project to learn and explore GUI development, syntax highlighting, lexers, and editor design.

• Furthermore, it lays the foundation for advanced features like autocomplete and AI-assisted coding.

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🧭 Features

✅ File Management

• Open, Edit, and Save files with ease
• File Type Detection (Python, JavaScript, HTML, C/C++, Java, etc.)
• Basic Shortcuts (Ctrl+S, Ctrl+N, Ctrl+O)

✅ Beautiful Interface

• Dark & Light Themes (toggle support)
• Current-line highlighting and custom color palettes
• Designed for focus and simplicity

✅ Coding Essentials

• Syntax highlighting (supports Python as of now)
• Real-time file stats (line, column, word, character count)
• Line numbers
• Keyboard shortcuts for faster workflow

Screenshots / Previews

Live Demo

Dark Theme (Default)

Light Theme

Tech Stack

• Python 3.10+
• PyQt5 (GUI framework)
• Custom syntax highlighter (highlighter/lexer.py)
• Modular architecture for editor, themes, and future extensions

🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/m4noj/smart-editor.git
cd smart-editor

2. Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Run the editor

python main.py

Future Roadmap

• Autocomplete & Intelligent Code Hints
• Integrated Terminal (QProcess / QTermWidget)
• Sidebar & Multitab support
• Code Snippets & Templates
• Multi-tab Editing
• More language-specific syntax highlighters

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