First (Beta) Tagged Release of Pulsar -- Get it while it's hot!

We have some nice changes to give you a good first experience of what Pulsar is going to be like. Mostly, it's Atom, but still functioning. We've replaced the Package Backend (previously closed source) with a brand new one (Open Source!) -- see this blog post for more details.
We have even migrated all original Packages from Atom to Pulsar, so feel free to find and download your favourites! A quick note about packages, if you have any questions or concerns about our migrated packages refer to here.

Also new is Electron 12, and binaries for ARM, both on Linux and MacOS (yes, that's an Apple Silicon native build). In general, several new package formats are available, feel free to try them out and find what suits you.

We've gotten some miscellaneous fixes and upgrades in, as well as a (mostly) thorough rebranding from Atom to Pulsar. Feel free to check out the Changelog for more details.

Over all, we hope you enjoy the release, take a look, kick the tires, let us know what you think. Report any issues you find, and maybe we'll be able to put together a fix. Likewise, if you have a fix handy, feel free to open a Pull Request. Happy coding, see you among the stars!

• The Pulsar Team

• Bump to Electron 12 and Node 14
• Added a rebranding API
• Removed experimental file watchers on the editor
• Ability to install packages from git repositories
• New Pulsar Package Repository Backend
• Better error messages when installing a package fails
• Config watching fixes
• Bump tree-sitter to 0.20.1 and all grammars to their recent versions
• Native support for Apple Silicon and ARM Linux
• Removed Benchmark Startup Mode
• Removed all telemetry from Core Editor
• New Pulsar Website
• New Test Runner to Improve Testing
• Added Apple Silicon support to github Package v0.36.13

Pulsar

• Added: Incorporate settings-view to core @Daeraxa
• Added: Bundle autocomplete-css && autocomplete-html @confused-Techie
• Added: add or update packages/*/package-lock.json @Sertonix
• Fixed: Organize our Exclusions/Inclusions @confused-Techie
• Added: Bundle package-generator @confused-Techie
• Fixed: meta: Don't exclude 'loophole' or 'pegjs' packages @DeeDeeG
• Fixed: Fix dugite @confused-Techie
• Bumped: ppm: Update ppm submodule (new Electron headers download URL) @DeeDeeG
• Removed: Revert "Merge pull request #184 from pulsar-edit/bump-autocomplete-plus" @confused-Techie
• Bumped: Bump GitHub package @mauricioszabo
• Fixed: CI (Windows): Use npm (not yarn) to install ppm @DeeDeeG
• Bumped: Bumped autocomplete-plus @confused-Techie
• Added: Adding test runner missing files @mauricioszabo
• Fixed: fix about package test @Sertonix
• Added: Add tar.gz target to electron-builder @Daeraxa
• Fixed: Cleanup/standardize pulsar.sh @Spiker985
• Fixed: Update LICENSE.md @Daeraxa
• Removed: remove old scripts @Sertonix
• Fixed: Fix Codacy Ignore @confused-Techie
• Added: New ChangeLog Format @confused-Techie
• Fixed: shorten task description if too long @Sertonix
• Fixed: Improve Package Tests @confused-Techie
• Removed: Metric docs from welcome @Sertonix
• Fixed: PostInstall of ppm @mauricioszabo
• Fixed: Unmerged Menus ignoring separators @Sertonix
• Removed: mkdirp @Sertonix
• Fixed: --package exiting incorrectly @mauricioszabo
• Bumped: ppm submodule @mauricioszabo
• Fixed: undefined nsole @jonian
• Fixed: Git tab in Binaries @benonymus
• Fixed: yarn.lock versions @jonian
• Added: dist & binaries to gitignore @jonain
• Bumped: ppm submodule to allow Git Package Install @mauricioszabo
• Bumped: settings-view 0.261.9 -> 0.261.10 @mauricioszabo
• Removed: Unused code fragments from build scripts @Sertonix
• Added: Ability to run ppm from pulsar CLI @mauricioszabo
• Fixed: base16 URL to use WayBack Machine @Sertonix
• Removed: fs-plus from exception-reporting @Sertonix
• Removed: Benchmark Startup Mode Part 2 @DeeDeeG
• Removed: Unused scripts @mauricioszabo
• Bumped: background-tips 0.28.0 -> 0.28.1 @confused-Techie
• Removed: Tooling bloat @confused-Techie
• Bumped: snippets NA -> 1.6.1 @mauricioszabo
• Removed: Benchmark Startup mode @confused-Techie
• Added: Binaries for Intel Mac & ARM Linux @mauricioszabo
• Added: yarn dist accepts arguments @mauricioszabo
• Fixed: Load core packages README.md @Sertonix
• Fixed: Unlock terminal on Linux @mauricioszabo
• Added: Aliases to workflow for link generation @kaosine
• Fixed: Hooked NSFW directly @mauricioszabo
• Bumped: settings-view 0.261.8 -> 0.261.9 @mauricioszabo
• Bumped: .nvmrc 12.18 -> 16 @Daeraxa
• Bumped: ppm submodule for new backend @confused-Techie
• Removed: Experimental and internal watchers @mauricioszabo
• Fixed: Improvements for windows binaries @mauricioszabo
• Fixed: Improvements for binary building @mauricioszabo
• Bumped: async 3.2.0 -> 3.2.4 @confused-Techie
• Removed: Mystery/Ghost Submodule @mauricioszabo
• Removed: Telemetry and Remote Crash Reports @confused-Techie
• Added: Bundled language-c into the editor @mauricioszabo
• Bumped: electron 11.5.0 -> 12.2.3 @mauricioszabo
• Fixed: yarn install due to syntax error @Daeraxa
• Added: Bundled most language grammars into the editor @mauricioszabo
• Bumped: autocomplete-html 0.8.8 -> 0.8.9 @mauricioszabo
• Bumped: tree-sitter NA -> 0.20.0 @mauricioszaba
• Added: Branding Config on Global Atom API @confused-Techie
• Added: yarn as method to build editor. @mauricioszabo
• Bumped: fs-admin 0.15.0 -> 0.19.0 @kaosine
• Bumped: text-buffer 13.18.5 -> 13.18.6 @kaosine
• Decaffeinate: Numerous efforts from many contributors to decaffeinate the editor:
  • @Sertonix
  • @confused-Techie
  • @Spiker985
  • @fabianfiorotto
• Rebrand: Numerous efforts from many contributors to rebrand the editor:
  • @Daeraxa
  • @mauricioszabo
  • @Daeraxa
  • @Sertonix
  • @Daeraxa
  • @mauricioszabo
  • @confused-Techie
  • @ElectronicsArchiver
  • @Sertonix
  • @confused-Techie
  • @Sertonix
  • @Daeraxa
  • @Spiker985
  • @kaosine
  • @Spiker985
  • @mauricioszabo
  • @mauricioszabo
  • @Spiker985
  • @softcode589
  • @LandarXT
  • @confused-Techie
• Tests: Numerous efforts from many contributors to improve our tests:
  • @icecream17
  • @confused-Techie
  • @DeeDeeG
  • @Spiker985
  • @confused-Techie
  • @confused-Techie
  • @confused-Techie
  • @confused-Techie
  • @confused-Techie
  • @confused-Techie
  • @fabianfiorotto
  • @fabianfiorotto
  • @mauricioszabo

ppm

• Fixed: ppm PostInstall @mauricioszabo
• Added: Better help command display @mauricioszabo
• Fixed: Empty Featured Packages @jonian
• Fixed: Use ppm as basename in getResourcePath @jonain
• Fixed: Installation from Git @mauricioszabo
• Added: Ability to define tag to install @mauricioszabo
• Added: Our new Pulsar Package Repository Backend @confused-Techie
• Bumped: electron to 12 @mauricioszabo
• Rebrand: Numerous efforts from many contributors to rebrand ppm:
  • @Sertonix
  • @softcode589
  • @mauricioszabo
• Tests: Numerous efforts from many contributors to improve our tests:
  • @DeeDeeG

autocomplete-html

• Fixed: Finding the proper Node version @mauricioszabo

settings-view

• Added: Remember Scroll Position @jonian
• Removed: Support for deprecated packages @Sertonix
• Added: Better errors when search fails @mauricioszabo
• Rebrand: Numerous efforts from many contributors to rebrand settings-view:
  • @mauricioszabo
  • @softcode589
  • @mauricioszabo
• Tests: Numerous efforts from many contributors to improve our tests:
  • @confused-Techie

snippets

• Added: Proper Testing @confused-Techie
• Removed: fs-plus @Sertonix
• Fixed: Fix open Snippets URI @Sertonix

background-tips

• Bumped: background-tips 0.28.0 -> 0.28.1 @confused-Techie
• Rebrand: Numerous efforts from many contributors to rebrand background-tips:
  • @Sertonix
  • @Sertonix
  • @Sertonix