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# Atom — The hackable editor
# Atom — A hackable text editor for the 21st Century
![Atom](http://i.imgur.com/OrTvUAD.png)
Check out our [guides and API documentation](https://atom.io/docs/latest).
Atom is an open source text editor built on top of
[atom-shell](http://github.com/atom/atom-shell). It's designed to be
customizable, but also usable without needing to edit a config file. Atom is
modern, approachable, and hackable to the core. Visit [atom.io](http://atom.io)
to learn more.
## Installing
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## Building
Follow the instructions in the [build docs][building].
```
git clone git@github.com:atom/atom.git
cd atom
script/build # Creates application at /Applications/Atom.app
```
[building]: https://github.com/atom/atom/blob/master/docs/building-atom.md
## Developing
Check out the [guides](https://atom.io/docs/latest) and the [API reference](atom.io/docs/api).