Archetype Code Editor
A fast, offline code editor for all Chromebooks, based on the Monaco editor from VS Code.
As of May 2026, Archetype Code Editor has 659 users and a 4.67/5 rating from 27 reviews in the Developer Tools category.
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659
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Ratingno change0%
4.67
27 reviews
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27
Version
0.7.1
Manifest V2
History
2 snapshotsTracking since Apr 25, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2026 | 735 | 4.67 | 27 | 0.7.1 |
| May 22, 2026 | 710 | 4.67 | 27 | 0.7.1 |
| Now | 659 | 4.67 | 27 | 0.7.1 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- clipboardReadclipboardWritecontextMenusstoragenotificationssyncFileSystem
- Host access
- None declared
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About
A native code editor for Chrome OS that doesn't require Crouton or Crostini. Among other tricks, it features: - Multiple cursors - Code minimap - Code folding - Directory browser with right-click support (add/rename/delete) - Code formatting via Prettier (prettier.io) - Ctrl + Scrollwheel Zoom Currently in beta and free for personal use. Changelog ========= ## Version 0.7.1 - Fix menu icon not showing on some versions of Chrome (SVG path fill). - Allow closing tabs by middle-clicking on them. ## Version 0.7.0 - New logo and icon - Update Monaco to v0.21.2 - Updated 'new/open' menu with a few options - Added monaco-ace-tokenizer (syntax highlight for 20 new languages). - Fixed a few bugs regarding the open/save dialog. ## Version 0.6.1 - Initial (beta) theme support. Open with Alt+Shift+T - Add tab menu for language and tab configuration - Added convert indentation function (tabs <-> spaces) - Skip more directories when searching (.git, .hg, .svn, CVS, .cache, node_modules) - Fix syntax highlight for files with no extension (eg. "README") - Added commands.showWelcome and map it to Ctrl+Alt+? - Fixed event listener logic when using child selectors - Recalculate search resuts height when toggling line visibility - Add new mappings (.c, .h, .rs, .gemspec, .jinja, .rst, .ink, .jwmrc) - UI tweaks (window buttons, tab positioning and icons, etc) ## Version 0.6.0 - New 'Search Files' option, within dir or globally (mapped to Ctrl+Shift+F) - Speed up file finder initial render - Move tab close button to beginning of tab - Restore cursor position on tab.reload() - Update tab entry when renaming files - Add file type mapping from 'bash' extension - Added support for .vue files - Several minor UI tweaks (padding, tabs, buttons, icons, etc) - Move close prompt behaviour to ui.js - Added icons in different sizes ## Version 0.5.3 - Added 'new version' page: shows the changelog when a new version is released - Palette: Sort files by proximity, from closest to farthest - Refactored tabs.js module a bit, close open tab when deleting file, if found - Fixed overflow of text in file finder palette - Add support for reopen closed tab with Ctrl+Shift+T - Update tabs.setModified logic, to handle abort when showing prompt - Add Ctrl+R for reloading current tab - Prevent close tab or app from being called when prompt is already shown - Fix race condition that prevented open file from Files app randomly - Reduce timeout wait for hold + click in newtab - Better prompt when input is shown (cancel, focuCurrently in beta and free. s, etc) ## Version 0.5.2 - Fixed error when closing an open/shown directory. ## Version 0.5.1 - Better session restore (reopen all previous tabs and directories) - Remove formatting when copying text (copyWithSyntaxHighlighting) - Add shebang file type detection for files without extension - Add line/word wrapping command and detection (plaintext vs code) - Map Alt + Space to Command Palette - Set language correctly when saving new files (untitled.txt) - Fix keyboard shortcut when using nonstandard layouts (e.g. dvorak) - Fix tab config (tab size and insert spaces) save/restore - Fix Prettify command - Handle additional extensions for language detection ## Version 0.5.0 - Initial release
Technical
- Version
- 0.7.1
- Manifest
- V2
- Size
- 3.4MiB
- Min Chrome
- 23
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- kdkdfjfadjdgonjjkkfjimiachohndeb
- Developer ID
- u8e6f0fe31802bcae67fe6599fe8b9fb9
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Feb 27, 2019
- Last Updated (Store)
- Jan 23, 2021
- Last Scraped
- May 22, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
- —
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