# Panic Nova

11 Hacker News commenters recommended Panic Nova and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** A code editor people praise for fair pricing: you pay for a year of releases and keep the latest version after cancelling. The most common caveat is a limited extension system.

## Why people recommend it

- Fair pricing, keeps latest version (2 comments): "You pay for a year of releases, but if you unsubscribe you keep the latest version when your subscription was active." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48893043)) "Panic is good example of this kind of pricing." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48228759))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Zed](https://hackerapproved.com/p/zed.md): 700 recommend
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- [Neovim](https://hackerapproved.com/p/neovim.md): 295 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://nova.app/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Panic Nova", https://hackerapproved.com/p/nova/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).