✍️Rainmeter editor
Set up an editor to work on your Rainmeter projects
It's recommended you install an advanced editor instead of using the Windows Notepad to work on your Rainmeter projects and files, since they usually offers a lot of useful functions, like syntax highlighting or errors recognition.
The two editors we recommend are:
Notepad++
You can download Notepad++ from its official website here: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/. Set Notepad++ as your official editor for Rainmeter by following these steps:
In the system tray, right-click on the Rainmeter icon
Select
Manage
Go to the
Settings
tabNext to
Editor
, select the...
buttonNavigating to the Notepad++ executable in
C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
(The installation path could change from user to user)
It's also recommended you install the addon for Notepad++ called RainLexer. https://poiru.github.io/rainlexer/
Restart Notepad++ and in the Notepad++ menu bar, go to
Language
and selectRainmeter
Visual Studio Code
You can download VSCode from its official website here: https://code.visualstudio.com/download. Set VSCode as your official editor for Rainmeter by following these steps:
In the system tray, right-click on the Rainmeter icon
Select
Manage
Go to the
Settings
tabNext to
Editor
, select the...
buttonNavigating to the VSCode executable in
C:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe
(The installation path could change from user to user)
It's also recommended you install the extension for VSCode called Rainmeter Support. https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=will-shaw.ws-rainmeter
Restart VSCode
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