[Name] - ECHO Text Editor (ete)

[Version] - 1.0.4-octa (git tag: v1.0.4-octa)

[Homepage] - https://github.com/ShadyDevelopment/ECHO-Text-Editor

[Download] - https://github.com/ShadyDevelopment/ECHO-Text-Editor/releases/tag/v1.0.4-octa

[Author] - Antonio Martinovic (ShadyDevelopment)

[Licence] - MIT License. Redistribution, modification, and commercial use are permitted under the MIT terms.

[Description] - A lightweight, full-screen terminal text editor written in Python 3. It provides syntax highlighting, line numbers, mouse support, automatic indentation, word wrap, undo/redo, and find/replace.

[Dependencies] - Python 3.8 or newer and a compatible interactive terminal with curses (Optional clipboard integration uses wl-copy/wl-paste for Wayland or xclip/xsel for X11).

[Similar tools] - nano, Vim, Neovim, and micro.

[Activity] - The project started on 2026-09-30 and is actively maintained (the v1.0.4-octa release was deployed on 2026-10-01).

[How to install] - Using the release tarball instead of cloning from git head:
curl -LO https://github.com/ShadyDevelopment/ECHO-Text-Editor/releases/download/v1.0.4-octa/ete-1.0.4-octa.tar.gz
tar -xzf ete-1.0.4-octa.tar.gz
cd ete-1.0.4-octa
make check
sudo make install PREFIX=/usr BINDIR=/usr/bin SYSCONFDIR=/etc

[How to use] - Basic commands to demonstrate functions:
Open or create a file: ete notes.txt
Start at a specific line: ete +25 notes.txt
Check the installed version: ete --version
Access shortcuts: Press F1 in the editor
Quit: Press Ctrl+Q

[Packaged] - No. A source package was uploaded to Debian Mentors, but it is not yet officially packaged in Debian.