# Any news on a desktop CSIde? **URL:** \ **Category:** ChoiceScript Help\ **Created:** [May 21, 2016, 5:13am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/any-news-on-a-desktop-cside/17621 "2016-05-21T05:13:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Orinks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/orinks/32/46037_2.png) [@Orinks](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Orinks)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 5:13am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/any-news-on-a-desktop-cside/17621/1 "2016-05-21T05:13:47Z")
Hi everyone, I was just curious what, if anything, is going on with the CSIde desktop environment IDE front? I ask because, now that I am trying Chrome on OS X, the CSIde online program still makes me unable to edit lines within the edit area. With Chrome, it happens on this forum as well… I am now using ChromeVox and I can edit this area just fine, but I’d prefer VoiceOver. Even in Safari, the CSIde has the same behavior. Does anyone know a good editor on OS X such as Notepad++ etc on Windows? I particularly like StoryMill’s scenes because you can separate them and then export them as a TXT file into one document. The downside? It doesn’t have auto-indentation like the CSIde. It doesn’t need it though because it’s not designed for programmers, it’s designed for novelists. For all you Mac users here, and I have no doubt there are quite a number of you like myself, what tools do you use to make CS development easier? Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Shawn\_Patrick\_Reed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/shawn_patrick_reed/32/20691_2.png) [@Shawn\_Patrick\_Reed](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Shawn_Patrick_Reed)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/any-news-on-a-desktop-cside/17621/2 "2016-05-21T07:42:19Z")
@Vendetta I remember you mentioning CSide the other day- figure you’d be the best person to point to this (at least that I know). ---
**Author:** ![Fiogan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/fiogan/32/215832_2.png) [@Fiogan](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Fiogan)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 7:44am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/any-news-on-a-desktop-cside/17621/3 "2016-05-21T07:44:39Z")
The CSIDE is actually @CJW’s project (though with the help of several testers/etc, including @Vendetta). ---
**Author:** ![Vendetta](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/vendetta/32/533_2.png) [@Vendetta](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Vendetta)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 8:39am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/any-news-on-a-desktop-cside/17621/4 "2016-05-21T08:39:17Z")
As @Fiogan quite rightly says, it’s really a subject for @CJW to comment on as & when he feels ready to do so. Suffice it to say, I’m personally _very_ excited about the potential of CSIDE as I believe it will greatly benefit Choice Game authors both old and new (and by extension, CoG itself, and therefore the entire community in the long term). @Orinks I’d be very surprised, in all honesty, if the public release doesn’t more than adequately meet your needs. ---
**Author:** ![Lordirish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/lordirish/32/238051_2.png) [@Lordirish](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Lordirish)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 10:34am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/any-news-on-a-desktop-cside/17621/5 "2016-05-21T10:34:17Z")
I would have been lost so long ago if it had not been for @CJW’s CSIDE. It will change everything when it gets released, but again it is CJW’s ball. ---
**Author:** ![CJW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/cjw/32/111787_2.png) [@CJW](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/CJW)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/any-news-on-a-desktop-cside/17621/6 "2016-05-21T14:19:46Z")
It’ll be ready soon. This summer definitely. In the mean time, I believe most MAC OSX authors use sublime.