# Processing Editor for BIG Projects
**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-editor-for-big-projects/30338
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [May 28, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-editor-for-big-projects/30338 "2021-05-28T15:56:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Flolo](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Flolo)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-editor-for-big-projects/30338/1 "2021-05-28T15:56:15Z")
Hey, I’ve been programming with Processing for 2 years and now have a slightly larger project. I need a lot of classes in this project. So that it remains superfluous for me, I need a lot of tabs. The problem with Processing is that it doesn’t support as many tabs as I need.
Here an Example:
So is there an editor for windows and macOS wich have
- code completion,
- color marking for functions ect and
- can run the project?
like processing have?
Thanks in advance 🙂
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### Author:  [@micuat](https://discourse.processing.org/u/micuat)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2021, 4:47pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-editor-for-big-projects/30338/2 "2021-05-28T16:47:23Z")
it only offers simple code completion but processing-vscode is a good option
> **[TobiahZ/processing-vscode](https://github.com/TobiahZ/processing-vscode)**
>
> A Visual Studio Code extension for the programming language Processing
as in readme you have to first install processing-java from the processing IDE.
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### Author:  [@Flolo](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Flolo)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-editor-for-big-projects/30338/3 "2021-05-28T17:22:03Z")
Edit: I additional add: [Processing Formatter](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=millenniumambiguity.processing-formatter)
Now its perfect!
Thank you 😁
You really helped me out 🥳
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### Author:  [@paulgoux](https://discourse.processing.org/u/paulgoux)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2021, 5:52am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-editor-for-big-projects/30338/4 "2021-05-31T05:52:41Z")
Theres also eclipse. However this ide requires java syntax as opposed to processing syntax to run the code. And all new java files must use the processing import.
I also like VScode!
> **[Eclipse Downloads | The Eclipse Foundation](https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/)**
>
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you also have to add the processing core.jar file to the project folder and add to the build path.
usually found in
```auto
C:\Program Files (x86)\processing\core\library
```
the jar file can be added to the project folder with a simple click and drag operation.
You must then add the file to the build path.
right click on the file will give you this option.
Here is a template for an eclipse project, be sure to rename the important parts to what you want the name of your sketch to be.
```auto
package testBench;
import processing.core.PApplet;
public class MySketch extends PApplet {
public void settings() {
size(500, 500);
};
public void draw(){
background(64);
ellipse(mouseX, mouseY, 20, 20);
};
public static void main(String[] args) {
PApplet.main(MySketch.class.getName());
}
};
```
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### Author:  [@Flolo](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Flolo)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2021, 7:09am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-editor-for-big-projects/30338/5 "2021-05-31T07:09:18Z")
Wow, thanks for the exact description 🙂
I am going to try it.
The only problem is that my project which I started in processing then has to write again.
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### Author:  [@Chrisir](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Chrisir)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2021, 7:09am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-editor-for-big-projects/30338/6 "2021-05-31T07:09:44Z")
> [@Flolo](#):
>
> that it doesn’t support as many tabs as I need.
See the small arrow on the right, pointing down? Here you get a list of the tabs. There also used to be a tool fir this
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### Author:  [@Flolo](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Flolo)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2021, 7:12am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-editor-for-big-projects/30338/7 "2021-05-31T07:12:12Z")
Oh yea, this is also a good Idea thanks 🥳