Atom itself was a "hackable" editor developed by GitHub and built on the Electron framework, designed to be customized using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Though GitHub officially discontinued the project in 2022 , several community forks and specific interface packages continue to be used. Core Context and Functions
Many versioned "Menu" packages, such as atom-simplified-chinese-menu , provide translations for the top-level menu bar (File, Edit, View, etc.) to make the editor accessible in multiple languages. Atom Menu v2.0.8
The primary tool GitHub recommended for users transitioning after the sunset. CHANGELOG.md - chinakids/atom-simplified-chinese-menu Atom itself was a "hackable" editor developed by
In most versions of Atom, you can access the primary menu and settings view by using Ctrl+, (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+, (macOS). Post-Sunset Alternatives The primary tool GitHub recommended for users transitioning
Since official development has ceased, most users interested in modern "Atom-like" experiences have moved to successors that maintain its design philosophy:
Recent updates to the Atom core (prior to archiving) focused on fixing menu updates with internationalization (i18n) and improving how the editor handles platform-specific context menus, such as adding support for the Cinnamon desktop environment on Linux.