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Available in Piebald Pro The Piebald code editor allows you to edit files right inside the app. Code is syntax-highlighted based on the file extension. The code editor uses Monaco Editor, which is the same underlying editor that VS Code uses. The code editor will use the theme that you’ve specified in Settings → Appearance → Code Block Themes. In future versions, we’re planning enhancements that will align it more with state-of-the-art code editors like VS Code, Windsurf, Cursor, Antigravity, etc.
  • Complete LSP auto-complete.
  • LLM-driven code auto-complete.
  • Next Edit Suggestions (NES) using providers like GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, Zed, etc.

Opening the code editor

Open the code editor by clicking on a file in the file browser. Once open, the code editor allows you to modify the file and save it. code_editor.png

Saving edits

To save, press Ctrl/Cmd+S or click the save button in the top right corner. By default, long lines aren’t wrapped. To wrap them, click the word wrap button in the top left corner.

Markdown preview

In Piebald, you can preview Markdown files with the same rendering system that the main chat view uses. Open a markdown file and click the eye button in the top left corner. This will toggle preview mode. code_editor_markdown_preview.png To toggle back to source mode, click the eye icon again.