Atom Tricks for Beginners

Best packages, shortcuts, and options for Atom aficionados

Here is my personal all-time faves list of Atom packages.

Atom Packages

1. Terminal-plus

This package allows you to integrate a terminal window into Atom so you don’t have to switch between windows. It’s awesome and saves time.

// installation bash command: 
apm install terminal-plus

2. Bracket-colorizer

Software engineering is all about brackets so do yourself a favor and make the bracket pairs visible.

// installation bash command:
apm install bracket-colorizer

3. Linter

Indent like a pro with linter.

// installation bash command:
apm install linter

4. Autoclose-HTML

Install this to make sure your HTML tags close by themselves.

// installation bash command:
apm install autoclose-html

Helpful Shortcuts

Here’s my personal all-time faves list of Atom shortcuts:

Introducing many cursors

CMD + click

2. Select many items

CMD + D

3. Select all items

CMD + CTRL + G

4. Duplicate line

CMD + shift + D

5. Move the line

CMD + CTRL + up or down

6. (Un)comment

CMD + /

7. Indent

CMD + { or }

Bonus: Helpful Options

1. Soft wrap

(View > toggle soft wrap) wraps a line within the width of the window.

2. Split screen

(Drag a file) allows you to have a few files opened simultaneously.