A code editor,
built from scratch.
boro is a native macOS code editor written in C++. No frameworks. No noise. Just the fundamentals.
boro, editing its own source code.
Everything it needs.
Nothing it doesn't.
Built from scratch.
Every line of boro is hand-written C++. No frameworks, no Electron, no baggage. Just the fundamentals, done right.
Featherweight by design.
A native macOS app that opens instantly and stays out of your way. It asks for nothing more than a file to edit.
Edits itself.
The goal: edit boro's own source code in boro. It's already there. You can, today.
Open source. MIT.
Born as a passion project to learn C++. Now open for anyone to read, fork, and shape.
Install boro.
The quickest way in is Homebrew. Or grab the installer from the latest release.