Fulgur
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The facts
Each one read from Fulgur's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Column editing
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- Development status
- Fulgur is under active development.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The listed packages are a signed and notarized macOS Apple Silicon DMG, a Windows x86-64 installer, and Linux x86-64 or aarch64 AppImage or DEB packages.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Encrypted sync
- Files shared between devices are end-to-end encrypted, and the sync server does not see plaintext.checked 10 Oct 2026
- File formats
- The editor supports text-based file formats, including Markdown, CSV, and log files.checked 10 Oct 2026
- File sync
- Fulgur shares text files across devices through Fulgurant, using end-to-end encryption.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Large-file handling
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- License
- Fulgur is licensed under Apache License 2.0.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Markdown
- Fulgur includes a Markdown formatting toolbar and preview.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Multi-cursor editing
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- Offline use
- Fulgurant is needed only for synchronization; other Fulgur features work standalone and offline.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Pricing
- The official site describes Fulgur as free to use and open source.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Product
- Fulgur is a native, GPU-accelerated text editor with file synchronization.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Remote editing
- Fulgur can edit files on remote machines over SSH and includes an integrated file browser.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- File synchronization uses Fulgurant, an open-source server that users can self-host.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Standalone use
- Fulgur’s features other than file synchronization work standalone and offline.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Synchronization setup
- Fulgur generates a unique API key for each device to connect instances to a Fulgurant server.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Syntax highlighting
- The repository describes syntax highlighting for 60+ languages.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Technology
- Fulgur is built with Rust and GPUI.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Text formats
- Fulgur supports text-based file formats and syntax highlighting for 50+ languages.checked 9 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Linux requirement
- On Linux, storing sync encryption keys requires a running Secret Service provider such as GNOME Keyring or KWallet.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Platforms
- The official site lists Windows, macOS, and Linux as supported platforms.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- Windows,macOS,Linuxchecked 24 Sep 2026
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