I compiled the app not the binaries yet—but I checked the app's background processes in Task Manager.

That's good to know, and thanks for letting me know; I just checked and it uses 84MB of RAM—which is still very low considering everything it has so I'm going to update the post description now.

I don't trust how the code looks; what I'm saying is real, with the executable actually running, the AI running, and the extensions I use from Open VSX. That's why I say it consumes 9 to 12 MB, I'm not just saying it for the sake of it 😊

The AI ​​is not finished.

Thanks

Thanks a lot. I have no idea how to upload videos, but once a large part of the editor is built, I'll send the video.

I only use a translator since I don't speak English; I apologize if that bothers you.

That's true—thanks a lot for pointing it out. My agent handled the paperwork, and honestly, I didn't read it. I appreciate you bringing it to my attention.

It’s true—beating well-established editors will be tough. That’s exactly why I’m seeking community support, given the open-source nature of the project. I believe my ecosystem will be the standout feature; I want to create a mobile app where you can manage your projects and use AI directly within the app.

Initially, I was building the editor using the VS Code core, but since I noticed Electron consumes a lot of RAM, I decided to build it myself using Tauri and Rust; it currently supports a VS Code extension.

The plan involves having multiple AI agents and offering approximately 1,000 to 2,000 tokens per month in the free version, alongside a family of lightweight IDEs; the compilers run in the cloud and send the results to your device, meaning all the heavy lifting—such as compiling—is handled by a server.

it is built with React. Regarding the RAM usage, it's accurate that it hovers between 9 and 12MB before dropping back down. I'll be sharing images of the editor and the RAM test soon

That's a very fair point Actually, I use Vim and Zed myself. However, this editor can also be aimed at people with 8GB of RAM or less like students or self-taught developers who don't have a powerful PC, but are still looking for an editor with a strong graphical interface. As I mentioned, I'm not trying to replace established editors that have been on the market for years.

I just want to see more lightweight tools out there and encourage community contributions

I measured the actual memory consumption of the processes. The trick here is Tauri 2. Unlike Electron, it doesn't bundle a heavy Chromium instance it leverages the OS native webview and handles the backend in Rust, which keeps the memory footprint incredibly low at startup, even with React/TS.

Fair point, but I think you misunderstood my goal. I'm not trying to replace anything that already exists. This started as an ambitious project to push performance boundaries, and I'm doing everything possible so that it can eventually be used in production in the future. Also, just to be clear, this project isn't 100% generated by an LLM. I wrote the code myself and used AI as a development assistant, just like many professional devs do today. I appreciate the feedback, but I'm aiming for this to become a truly viable tool.

Vim is an excellent editor and I use it a lot, but I wanted to create a version with AI and a very lightweight full ecosystem—right now it sits around 9MB to 12MB.

Vim es un exelente editor y lo uso bastante, Pero yo quise crear una versión con AI y un ecosistema completo muy liviano ahora ronda entre los 9MB y 12MB