Toolchain
Editor Plugins

VSCode and IntelliJ Plugins

We strongly recommend installing a plugin to make Pax easier to learn and write.

So far, two code editor plugins are available for Pax --



VSCode

VSCode is our best supported editor, via Pax's implementation of the language server protocol. (see LSP source code (opens in a new tab) and plugin source code (opens in a new tab))

In addition to syntax highlighting, the VSCode plugin includes rich LSP features like go-to-definition and contextual autocomplete.

Install the VSCode plugin here (opens in a new tab)




IntelliJ

We've also built a plugin for IntelliJ, which supports syntax highlighting only. Maintaining the IntelliJ plugin (as of Jan 2024) is not a top priority for us, but the source code is available (opens in a new tab) for anyone who would like to contribute.

Install the IntelliJ plugin here (opens in a new tab)