Zero

Code without footprints.
Zero Pollution. Zero Config. Native Experience.

Zero is a native macOS IDE designed for ephemeral development. It creates isolated, disposable Docker environments instantly, allowing you to code without polluting your local machine.

✨ Features

• 🐳 Instant Environments: Spawns lightweight Alpine Linux containers (~50MB) in seconds.
• 📝 Native Editor: High-performance Swift-based editor with syntax highlighting for 190+ languages.
• 🎨 Beautiful UI: Material Theme icons, dark mode, and a clean macOS-native interface.
• 🐙 Git Integration: Seamless GitHub login, repository browsing (User/Org), and cloning.
• 🔒 Secure & Isolated: All dependencies and files stay inside the container. No local node_modules or venvs.
• ⌨️ Developer Friendly: Line numbers, breadcrumbs, and status bar info.

🚀 Installation

Download the latest version from GitHub Releases.

1. Download Zero.dmg
2. Drag Zero.app to Applications
3. Run and code!

Note: Requires Docker Desktop to be running.

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Language: Swift 5.9
• UI Framework: SwiftUI (macOS 14+)
• Container Engine: Docker (via Swift Client)
• Editor: Highlightr (Highlight.js wrapper)

📦 Building form Source

git clone https://github.com/zero-ide/Zero.git
cd Zero

# Build and Run
swift run

# Build DMG
./scripts/build_dmg.sh

🤝 Contributing

Pull requests are welcome! Please check the issues for open tasks.

1. Fork the repo
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

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Built with ❤️ by Zero Team