// troubleshooting guide · atom
How to Migrate From Atom to Pulsar
- Status
- Workaround available
- platforms:
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- updated:
- November 15, 2026
- reports:
- 4
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RUNBOOK · atom/migrate-atom-to-pulsar2 FIXES
// quick answer
Pulsar is a community fork of Atom. Launch it once, then copy your config, keymap, snippets, styles and packages from ~/.atom into ~/.pulsar.
Most likely fix: Copy your settings
How to fix it
// try these in order, the most common fix is first
FIX 1Copy your settings
- 01Back up ~/.atom first
- 02Launch Pulsar once so ~/.pulsar is created
- 03Copy config.cson, keymap.cson, snippets.cson, styles.less and init.js or init.coffee into ~/.pulsar
- 04Restart Pulsar
Did this fix it?FIX 2Reinstall packages
- 01Open Pulsar Settings > Install and search for each package
- 02Or use ppm install <package> from a terminal
- 03Remove packages that fail to activate
Did this fix it?
Symptoms
You want to keep the Atom workflow and your settings after the shutdown.
Why it happens
- C-01Pulsar uses its own config folder (~/.pulsar) rather than ~/.atom
- C-02Some packages depend on the old Atom package backend
// this guide also covers
- atom to pulsar migration
- pulsar import atom settings
- pulsar atom packages
- pulsar editor
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