Edit PowerShell scripts directly in your terminal.

• IntelliSense
• Syntax Higlighting
• Format on Save
• Script Execution
• Error View
• Syntax Error View

This module is available on the PowerShell Gallery.

Install-Module psedit

To start the editor, you can simply call Show-PSEditor in a terminal.

Show-PSEditor

You can open a file by using the -Path parameter.

Show-PSEditor -Path .\file.path

Syntax errors will be shown in the editor by a red highlight. To view the text of the syntax error, click View \ Syntax Errors.

You can format your code in the editor if you have PSScriptAnalyzer installed. To format a script, either press Ctrl+Shift+R or click Edit \ Format. If you don't have PSScriptAnalyzer installed, you can do so with the command below.

Install-Module PSScriptAnalyzer

PSEdit supports customizable themes via a psedit.json file in the working directory. If the file is not present, a default theme is used. The theme file allows you to override editor colors for backgrounds, text, errors, and more.

{
	"Theme": {
		"Colors": {
			"Background": "Black",
			"Foreground": "White",
			"Accent": "Cyan",
			"Error": "Red",
			"Warning": "Yellow",
			"Info": "Blue",
			"String": "Brown",
			"Comment": "Green",
			"Secondary": "Gray"
		}
	}
}

If a color key is missing, the default value will be used. Changes to the theme file are loaded automatically when the editor starts.

To execute your script, press F5 to run the entire script. If you want to execute a select, you can press F8. You can also execute the script in the terminal and exit the editor by pressing Ctrl+Shift+F5.

You can also use the Debug menu to access these options.

Errors generated when running scripts will be shown in the error window. You can access it by clicking View \ Errors.

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