Install for Kate on macOS

1. Install prerequisites

Install Kate version 19 or newer.

2. Install quick-lint-js

1. Download the latest release of quick-lint-js for your platform:

   • macOS (Apple Silicon)
   • macOS (Intel)

2. Extract the downloaded archive.

3. Copy the extracted quick-lint-js/bin/quick-lint-js file into a directory in your PATH.

   For example, copy it into the /usr/local/bin directory.

4. Open a terminal window. Type quick-lint-js --version and press enter to verify the installation succeeded.

3. Configure Kate

Open the LSP Client tab in Kate's settings. In your User Server Settings, paste the following configuration:

{
    "servers": {
        "javascript": {
            "command": ["quick-lint-js", "--lsp-server"],
            "documentLanguageId": true,
            "highlightingModeRegex": "^JavaScript.*$",
            "root": "",
            "url": "https://quick-lint-js.com/install/kate/"
        }
    }
}

TODO: TypeScript support in Kate