Last update May 13, 2015

Editor Support

(redirection from Editing Environments)

EditorWishlist - list here the features you want on your editor/IDE.

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IDEs

Editors with good support

Other editors

Notes

Related

IDEs

Must have semantic features, or a GUI-builder, or good debugger integration.

An example of a semantic feature would be code completion (but not just completion of D keywords, which is merely syntactic). If it is a plugin for an IDE (such as Visual Studio), but the plugin itself only has editor features, place an appropriate note, or don't put it in the IDE category, as you feel appropriate.

IDE	Platform	Notes	Version	Last known activity*
VisualD	Windows	Visual Studio plugin written in D with code completion building and debugging support	0.3.40	2015-05-10
DDT	Cross-platform (Java)	Eclipse-based	0.8.1	2013-09-23
Mono-D	Cross-platform (Mono)	(Monodevelop Addin) Code Completion/Refactoring etc. + dmd/ldc/gdc support	1.5.2	2014-02-13
D-IDE	Windows (.NET)	Full IDE with Code Completion and Debugging Support		2013-07-06
Code::Blocks	Linux/Windows/Mac OS X/FreeBSD (wxWidgets)	Codecompletion works partial.	10.05	2010-05-30 (latest binary release) 2012-11-27 (SVN activity for IDE)
Poseidon	Windows-only?	written in D		2010-07-18
Entice Designer	Windows-only?	editor & GUI builder ( DFL / DWT)	0.8.5 released	2008-03-13
UNA	Cross-platform (Java)			2008-07-25
Xcode	OS X	D for Xcode plugin	1.2.1	2011-01-16

[*] From news on official website or latest SVN activity.

Editors with good support

Must have syntax highlighting that lexes D correctly (nested comments, the various string literals, etc.)
Preferably also Unicode support (place a note if it doesn't).

IDE	Platform	Notes	Version	Last known activity
Geany		syntax highlighting & autocomplete	0.19.1	2010-08-19
Vim		editor only		2010-11-14
Emacs		editor only		2012-08
SEATD for SciTE		editor & semantics		2008-01-20
SciTE4D		editor with AutoComplete using SEATD	0.11	2008-10-02
DCode		Very simple "Notepad for D"	Complete
eDitor		editor only		2007-10
Kate		editor only	3.2.1	2009-03-04
Sublime Text		editor only	2009-10
PSPad		Editor/IDE (freeware)		2009-05
SlickEdit		Editor/IDE (Commercial)	D 1.0 only (2009)?
Textadept	Cross-platform	editor only	3.4	2010-11-01
Zeus IDE	Windows and Linux using Wine	Editor/IDE (shareware)	3.97s	2014-04-15 - see D Features
Komodo Edit / IDE	Cross-platform	syntax highlighting (requires dkomodo extension)	6.0+ (1.0.0)	2011-04-08

Other editors

These editors are general purpose programming editors, sometimes with syntax highlighting for D, but there is no lexing of the language

IDE	Platform	Notes	Version	Last known activity
Anjuta IDE	Linux (Gnome based)
CodeWright		editor only
Context		editor only
Crimson Editor		editor only		2007-10
DSciTE
EditPlus		editor only
FAR (File and Archive) Manager		editor only		2007-08-24
gedit		editor only
GeSHi		editor only
jEdit		editor only	4.3pre12 D support files	2008-01
Jens File Editor		editor only
KDevelop 3			3.5.5-0	2009-08-11
leds		editor only
Midnight Commander		editor only		2007-06-23
Notepad++	Windows			2012
Pelles C D Add-in	Windows			2012-02
PN2 - Programmers Notepad, version 2	Windows			2009-07
Smultron	OS X
TextPad		editor only
TextMate		editor only
UltraEdit		editor only
xyzzy		editor only

Obvious abandoned projects

IDE	Platform	Notes	Version	Last known activity
SkyIDE	Windows	Full IDE		unknown
Descent	Cross-platform (Java)	Eclipse-based. Dead as of 2010-10-08.	0.5.6.20091119	2009-11-19

Notes

Editor only: supports only simple editor features such as syntax highlighting.
Eclipse-based: see EclipseEditor for more info on Eclipse based IDEs.