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 [![Build status](https://dev.azure.com/github/Atom/_apis/build/status/Atom%20Production%20Branches?branchName=master)](https://dev.azure.com/github/Atom/_build/latest?definitionId=32&branchName=master)
 
+> Atom and all repositories under Atom will be archived on December 15, 2022. Learn more in our [official announcement](https://github.blog/2022-06-08-sunsetting-atom/)
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 Atom is a hackable text editor for the 21st century, built on [Electron](https://github.com/electron/electron), and based on everything we love about our favorite editors. We designed it to be deeply customizable, but still approachable using the default configuration.
 
 ![Atom](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/378023/49132477-f4b77680-f31f-11e8-8357-ac6491761c6c.png)