# Gnatstudio -- where is "Editor \> Always use external editor?

**URL:** <https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/gnatstudio-where-is-editor-always-use-external-editor/4427>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [May 17, 2026, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/gnatstudio-where-is-editor-always-use-external-editor/4427 "2026-05-17T19:23:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![BlueAlmost](https://forum.ada-lang.io/user_avatar/forum.ada-lang.io/bluealmost/32/953_2.png) [@BlueAlmost](https://forum.ada-lang.io/u/BlueAlmost)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/gnatstudio-where-is-editor-always-use-external-editor/4427/1 "2026-05-17T19:23:25Z")

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In the last sentence of section 5.7 of [5. Editing Files — GNAT Studio 2026.2 documentation](https://docs.adacore.com/live/wave/gps/html/gps_ug/editing.html#using-an-external-editor)

It is stated that “Editor \> Always use external editor” allows to “use an external editor every time you double click on a file”.

I have set my external choice to vim by using “Edit \> Preferences \> Editor” scrolled down and set my choice of external editor to use “vim”.

But there is no “Editor \> Always use external editor” as far as I can see.

What am I doing wrong?

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**Author:** ![virtualmech](https://forum.ada-lang.io/user_avatar/forum.ada-lang.io/virtualmech/32/1136_2.png) [@virtualmech](https://forum.ada-lang.io/u/virtualmech)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/gnatstudio-where-is-editor-always-use-external-editor/4427/2 "2026-10-30T17:44:08Z")

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Seems the option was [removed in 2015](https://github.com/AdaCore/gnatstudio/commit/ad8ca04b7ac70ae438d60a2d410a5011ae8a484f), it’s just a leftover mention in the user’s guide.