Installing TextMate on Windows 11 from Github

TextMate is a versatile text editor that is available for macOS, but not for Windows by default. However, it is possible to install TextMate on Windows 11 by downloading it from Github. Here's a tutorial on how to do it:

Prerequisites

Before you download TextMate from Github, you will need the following:

• A Windows 11 computer.
• A supported version of Git, which can be downloaded and installed from git-scm.com. Make sure that Git is added to your system's PATH variable.

Steps

1. Open Command Prompt or Git Bash terminal on your Windows 11 machine.
2. Navigate to the directory where you want to install TextMate. This can be any directory on your system, such as C:\Program Files\ or your user folder (located at C:\Users\{your_username}\). Use the cd command to change the directory, for example:

   cd "C:\Program Files\"
   

3. Clone the TextMate repository from Github using the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/textmate/textmate.git
   

4. Wait for the repository to download to your local system. The repository is approximately 110MB in size, so it may take a while depending on your internet connection speed.
5. Once the download is complete, navigate to the textmate\Support\bin folder within the cloned repository using the following command:

   cd textmate\Support\bin
   

6. Run the update_and_run script to download and install any required dependencies, such as the Ruby programming language which TextMate uses. Run the script using the following command:

   ./update_and_run
   

7. Wait for the dependencies to install. This may take a few minutes depending on your internet connection speed.
8. Once the installation is complete, TextMate should launch automatically. If it does not, navigate to the textmate folder using the cd command and run the TextMate.exe program:

   cd ..
   ./TextMate.exe
   

Conclusion

By following these steps, you should be able to successfully download and install TextMate on your Windows 11 machine. You can now use TextMate for editing various types of files, including code, Markdown documents, and more.

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