Elm Editor
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Elm Editor, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
The facts
Each one read from Elm Editor's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- App preview
- For front end web apps, it can display and test the app in an iframe.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Browser access
- The front end is web based, and the maker says any modern web browser is enough to use it.checked 4 Oct 2026
What it does
- Code assistance
- It offers completion suggestions and shows documentation and details on hover.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Diagnostics
- It checks programs for problems such as Elm compiler errors and displays visual markers and error descriptions.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Editing
- It supports viewing and editing Elm module files and other text files in a project.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Editor technology
- Its front end is mainly written in Elm and integrates Monaco Editor from the VS Code project.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Git imports
- It can import complete projects from public Git repositories and interfaces with GitHub and GitLab.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Open source and deployment
- The project is open source and organized for customization and deployment of custom instances.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Project scope
- It supports projects with multiple entry points, including browser apps.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Project sharing
- It can save and share a project’s current state, including all files.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Elm Editor is a web app for developing Elm programs.checked 4 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker-stated limitation
- The built-in live view did not support custom HTML when the maker replied in October 2021.checked 4 Oct 2026
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