Top List of Kdb Code Editors and Integrations
| Editor | Type | Links / Description |
|---|---|---|
| qStudio | IDE | qStudio |
| Atom | Integration | atom-q, atom-charts, connect-kdq-q |
| Eclipse | IDE | qkdt |
| Emacs | Integration | kdbp-mode, kq-mode, indiscible/emacs, psaris/q-mode |
| Intellij | Integration | intellij kdb highlighting |
| Jupyter | Notebook | IKdbQ, KdbQ_kernel |
| Notepad++ | Notepad++ for kdb+ | |
| Pygments | q-pygments | |
| Sublime Text | Integration | kimtang, kimtang/sublime-q, kimtang/Q, komsit37/sublime-q |
| Vim | Integrations | vim-qkdb-syntax, patmok/qvim, simongarland/vim |
| Visual Studio Code | Integration | vscode-q |
Kdb+ Editor Integrations
kdb+ IDEs
There are a number of IDEs for kdb to choose from:
- qStudio - highlighting, autocomplete, query server this would be our choice though we are ofcourse bias.
Download - Studio for Kdb - The original IDE by Charles Skelton
- Q and K Development Tools - An eclipse like interface
Notepad++
Notepad++ is a source code edit or for windows, we can get it to syntax highlight q code as follows:.
- Download qlang.xml
- In Notepad++
- (Before version 6.6) goto menu -> View -> User Defined Dialogue ->Import and select qlang.xml
- (Version 6.6+) goto menu -> Language -> Define Your Language... -> Import...
- Restart notepad++ then close and reopen any .q/.k files, they should now be highlighted as shown below.
Intellij kdb/q highlighting is also available.
