Lightwell Wiki

Guides and reference for Lightwell 0.1.15, the desktop app that draws your codebase as a living map.

• Getting startedOpen a project and read your first map in a few minutes.
• Files & inspectorBrowse the file tree and read source without leaving the map.
• Commit diffSee what a commit or range changed, by shape.
• SettingsTheme, text sizes, editor, and update preferences.
• LanguagesWhat Lightwell maps today, and which files it reads.
• Keyboard shortcutsSearch, zoom, diff stepping, and word wrap.
• Project notesPin knowledge to blocks and share it through git.
• TroubleshootingEmpty maps, platform floors, and update problems.

What Lightwell is

Lightwell opens a folder and draws its code as a map: every module, file, and symbol is a block, and every dependency is a line. Open the project, find the block, read the code — all in one window, with no build step and no project files added to your repo.

New here? Start with Getting started, then download Lightwell for macOS, Linux, or Windows.

This wiki documents the shipped 0.1.15 release. Found a gap? Open an issue.