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Guy
Guy

Reputation: 67380

Auto-save in Atom Editor

Some code editors, such as WebStorm, have an option to auto-save when the editor loses focus. I've searched for an option like this in the Atom Editor but haven't found anything yet.

Does the Atom Editor have a setting that allows for auto-save of edited files when it loses focus? If so, where can this be set? If not, how would one go about writing a plug-in that does that?

Upvotes: 66

Views: 59644

Answers (7)

jpasosa
jpasosa

Reputation: 481

I had installed the autosave and activated package but it does not work in atom.

I installed the autosave-onchange package, and it works perfect, I recommend it. . . The only difference besides that works well for me, is that you record at all times as soon as you make a change . . .

Upvotes: 0

Nouman Ghaffar
Nouman Ghaffar

Reputation: 3830

It's late answer, but In case someone needs it. auto save package save something when a it's lose focus or get close. If you want auto save right after every type, You can install autosave-on-change by ChexWarrior. Check this link. It will auto save right after every type. You can install it from package installer of atom. Hope it helps.

Upvotes: 3

Tom Whittaker
Tom Whittaker

Reputation: 401

Just add this to your ~/.atom/config.cson

autosave:
  enabled: true

Upvotes: 25

sailfish009
sailfish009

Reputation: 2927

autosave-onchange much better alternative!

https://atom.io/packages/autosave-onchange

Upvotes: 23

AlikElzin-kilaka
AlikElzin-kilaka

Reputation: 36051

It seems that the auto-save feature is now embedded in 1.8.0.

But doesn't always work. See issue here.

In order to use it, enable "Back Up Before Saving" in settings.

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Upvotes: 0

Mike Post
Mike Post

Reputation: 6460

There's also the save-session plugin which makes Atom behave more like Sublime: the current state of each file is remembered across application instances. This is slightly different than the original request, but also extremely useful.

Upvotes: 8

AtomTips
AtomTips

Reputation: 1209

Yes there is auto save package. You can enable autosave in package settings.

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Upvotes: 78

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