{"id":9390,"date":"2026-06-02T06:11:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T04:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/?post_type=manual_kb&#038;p=9390"},"modified":"2026-06-02T06:11:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T04:11:04","slug":"php-editors-atom","status":"publish","type":"manual_kb","link":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/php-editors-atom\/","title":{"rendered":"PHP Editors: Atom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Atom is a customizable open-source text editor originally developed by GitHub. It is designed to be highly flexible and \u201chackable,\u201d meaning users can modify almost every part of the editor to fit their workflow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although it is no longer actively developed as it once was, it became popular as a lightweight alternative for web and PHP development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/php-editors-atom\/#What_is_Atom\" >What is Atom?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/php-editors-atom\/#Key_features\" >Key features<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/php-editors-atom\/#1_Highly_customizable_interface\" >1. Highly customizable interface<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/php-editors-atom\/#2_Package-based_architecture\" >2. Package-based architecture<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/php-editors-atom\/#3_Core_editing_features\" >3. Core editing features<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/php-editors-atom\/#4_Collaboration_tools\" >4. Collaboration tools<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/php-editors-atom\/#5_Git_and_GitHub_integration\" >5. Git and GitHub integration<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/php-editors-atom\/#6_Command_palette\" >6. Command palette<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/php-editors-atom\/#Supported_platforms\" >Supported platforms<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/php-editors-atom\/#Supported_languages\" >Supported languages<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/php-editors-atom\/#Licensing_and_source\" >Licensing and source<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/php-editors-atom\/#Practical_implications\" >Practical implications<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/php-editors-atom\/#Summary\" >Summary<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Atom\"><\/span>What is Atom?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"mybox-678037021\" class=\"mybox-content mybox-entity-placement\"><div class=\"early-access-banner-inpost\">\r\n  <div class=\"banner-left-inpost\">\r\n    <div class=\"icon-box-inpost\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/square-info-icon.svg\" alt=\"Info\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"text-box-inpost\">\r\n      <span class=\"label-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Early access<\/span><\/span>\r\n      <h4><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Still need help?<\/span><\/h4>\r\n      <p><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Contact our customer service team.<\/span><\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"banner-right-inpost\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/panel.mybox.com\/helpdesk2\/v\/list\/\" class=\"banner-button-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Message us<\/span><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Atom is a desktop text editor built around extensibility and customization. It allows developers to adjust its interface, behavior, and functionality through themes and packages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The editor can be tailored for PHP development by installing specific extensions that add development features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_features\"><\/span>Key features<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Highly_customizable_interface\"><\/span>1. Highly customizable interface<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Atom allows full customization of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UI themes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>syntax themes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>key bindings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>editor layout<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>language-specific settings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Package-based_architecture\"><\/span>2. Package-based architecture<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Atom supports thousands of community packages that extend its functionality, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PHP debugging tools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>linting and code analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>refactoring support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>development utilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Core_editing_features\"><\/span>3. Core editing features<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>syntax highlighting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>intelligent autocomplete<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>multiple panes and split view<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>file system browser<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>advanced search and replace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Collaboration_tools\"><\/span>4. Collaboration tools<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Teletype package enables real-time collaborative coding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Git_and_GitHub_integration\"><\/span>5. Git and GitHub integration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Atom includes built-in support for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Git version control<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GitHub workflows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Command_palette\"><\/span>6. Command palette<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Provides quick access to editor commands and functions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Supported_platforms\"><\/span>Supported platforms<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Atom runs on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Windows<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Linux<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>macOS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FreeBSD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Supported_languages\"><\/span>Supported languages<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Atom supports many programming languages, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PHP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HTML \/ CSS \/ JavaScript<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Python<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ruby<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Java<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>C \/ C#<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>XML<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Licensing_and_source\"><\/span>Licensing and source<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>License: MIT<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Source code: <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/atom\/atom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/github.com\/atom\/atom<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Practical_implications\"><\/span>Practical implications<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Atom was widely used for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>lightweight web development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHP scripting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>customizable development environments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>collaborative coding sessions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, its main strength was extensibility rather than performance or full IDE capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Summary\"><\/span>Summary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Atom is a highly customizable, open-source text editor designed for flexibility and extensibility, making it suitable for PHP development through plugins and packages, though its usage has declined in favor of newer tools like VS Code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","manualknowledgebasecat":[42],"manual_kb_tag":[824,5511,5514,5520,5526,5527,5528,5529,5530,5531],"class_list":["post-9390","manual_kb","type-manual_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","manualknowledgebasecat-miscellaneous","manual_kb_tag-open-source","manual_kb_tag-extensible-editor","manual_kb_tag-text-editor","manual_kb_tag-code-editor","manual_kb_tag-atom","manual_kb_tag-atom-editor","manual_kb_tag-customizable-editor","manual_kb_tag-hackable-editor","manual_kb_tag-package-based-architecture","manual_kb_tag-atom-packages"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/9390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/manual_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/9390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9391,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/9390\/revisions\/9391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"manualknowledgebasecat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manualknowledgebasecat?post=9390"},{"taxonomy":"manual_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb_tag?post=9390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}