Athas
Lightweight open-source code editor with agents, terminal, and Git built in
Athas is a lightweight, open-source code editor for people and agents. It brings code, Git workflows, a terminal, and coding agents into one fast workspace. It is free for macOS, Windows, and Linux. The site reported version 0.16.1, about 3,100 GitHub stars, and about 30,000 downloads.
Use it if you want a small editor with agents instead of a heavy IDE. It is pre-1.0, so expect gaps.
Why it is here. It is a light, open alternative among agent editors.
- Open source
- Agents and Git built in
- Three desktop platforms
Verified 2026-10-09. HTTP 200. https://athas.dev/ (HTTP 200, page fetched 2026-10-09), https://github.com/athasdev/athas (GitHub API, 3096 stars), depo.zip listing https://www.depo.zip/tools/j572e4w9h4k0mtxtxdpvhkh02d7t917j
