Helix
Modal text editor for the terminal
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About
Helix is a text editor that runs in your terminal. It uses modal editing in the style of Vim and, more closely, Kakoune, where you select text first and then act on it. Multiple selections let you edit several places at once.
Language server support is built in, and tree-sitter provides incremental syntax highlighting and code editing. It is written in Rust and available through Flathub and Homebrew. Keymaps are documented on the website.
Highlights
- Vim-like modal editing
- Multiple selections
- Built-in language server support
Who it's for
Good for programmers who live in the terminal and like keyboard-driven editing.
This description was written by our editors with automated assistance, not by the developer, and has not been reviewed yet.
Official channels
Official channels only. We never host or repackage downloads.
Windows25.07.1
winget install --id Helix.Helix -eVerified: installer URL on github.com/helix-editor/helix
Linux, Windows, macOS25.07.1
