Helix
A post-modern modal text editor built in Rust for the terminal
At a glance
- Primary use case
- A post-modern modal text editor built in Rust for the terminal
- Best for
- Text Editor — Text Editor, Code Editor
- Stack
- Nix, rust, tree-sitter
- License
- MPL-2.0
- Maintenance
- 2 days ago
- Access
- Open source · Self-hosted
- Documentation path
- https://docs.helix-editor.com/
About this tool
Helix is a post-modern modal text editor inspired by Kakoune and Neovim. Written in Rust, it features multiple selections, built-in language server support, and smart syntax highlighting via tree-sitter for an efficient coding experience.
Repository
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Features
- Provides built-in language server support for advanced code intelligence.
- Utilizes tree-sitter for fast and incremental syntax highlighting.
- Features a Kakoune inspired modal editing model with multiple selections.
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