edisen

January 16, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

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The beginnings of a simple NES IDE.

Example screenshot

Compiling

Edisen requires Java 25 or later to compile and run.

./gradlew clean build --warning-mode all

Building the Native Applications

Edisen packages are available for both Windows and Mac.

Windows

launch4j is used to generate an executable. Configure launch4j's location in settings.gradle before running the following command:

./gradlew clean generateWindowsStarterExe

# Running the built application:
./build/install/edisen/edisen.exe

Mac

On Macs, an app bundle and DMG image are both generated with the standard JDK tools, so no third-party library is necessary:

./gradlew clean generateMacApp

# Either mount the built DMG manually or run this command:
hdiutil attach ./build/install/Edisen-1.0.0.app

What's Done

This is still early days, and currently the scaffolding is being worked on. It's not really usable just yet to build games, but is good to whet appetites.

  • The shell of a syntax highlighting code editor.
  • A basic project configuration

Progress

Check the issues page for progress on features, bugs, etc.