Jollpi — a Python 2 + GTK 2 text editor originally released in 2010 on SourceForge and downloaded in 23 countries.

In 2025, it’s back — fully rewritten from scratch:

• Python 3.13 + GTK4.18 + GtkSourceView5
• ~60MB startup RAM
• Async & cancelable loading engine
• Only 3 core dependencies
• New install.sh with dependency checks
• Modern Python packaging (pyproject.toml)

🎥 Demo (async + responsive UI):

https://youtu.be/eoo7_Fw2yEs?si=hcaZWu0OXOg0uiSC

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Jollpi: A Lightweight Async Text Editor Handling 1M Lines Smoothly

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