About Peeknext
Work on Peeknext started in late 2023. The first usable version took about eight months to build, including an early restart. It became my daily editor during development and was released publicly for macOS in 2026.
I was primarily a Sublime Text user at the time. After looking at the new generation of AI code editors, I wanted to see what a modern editor could look like if it started with a fast, native editing core instead.
The original idea was simple: a fast text editor with built-in code completion.
Since then, Peeknext has evolved around what I care about most in an editor: low latency, performance, customization, and staying out of the way.
That has led to some deliberate choices. Peeknext works directly with files, keeps its configuration in plain text, can be extended with Python, and doesn't require an account or an internet connection. AI features are optional, disabled by default, and local-first.
I use Peeknext as my own editor every day, which continues to shape its design. Features are only added when they make the editing experience better.
Founder
Michael Sjöberg
Founder & Developer
Michael Sjöberg is a Swedish software developer and the founder of Peeknext.
He holds a Master's degree in Advanced Computing from King's College London, where he focused on compilers and transpilers. He has also studied high-performance computing at the University of Edinburgh and finance at the Open University Business School.
Before founding Peeknext, he worked independently across software development, property investment, and financial markets.
Who Peeknext is for
Peeknext is built for people who spend a lot of time editing text and want to understand and control the tools they use.
It assumes that files should remain files, configuration should be readable, keyboard workflows matter, and powerful features shouldn't require turning an editor into an IDE.
You don't need to use AI, cloud services, an account, or a particular development environment to use Peeknext.
Hackerman, Inc.
Peeknext is developed by Hackerman, Inc., a privately held and independently funded software company focused on developer tools.