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Helix

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Helix is a fast text editor for the terminal inspired by modal editors like Kakoune and Neovim. Built as a native app using .

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License model

  • Free • Open Source

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Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
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5 / 5 Avg rating (3)
30likes
2comments
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Properties

  1.  Lightweight
  2.  Support for Themes
  3.  Distraction-free

Features

  1.  Syntax Highlighting
  2.  Command line interface
  3.  Autocompletion
  4.  Code Formatting
  5.  No Tracking
  6. Git icon  Git Support
  7.  Ad-free
  8.  Modal editor
  9.  Terminal-based

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  • RKitSeal and mounta11n liked Helix
    •about 1 month ago
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    POX added Helix as alternative to Trae
    •about 2 months ago
  • namdx1987, tamoi and juse-less liked Helix
    •about 2 months ago
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    Maoholguin added Helix as alternative to Windsurf Editor
    •2 months ago
  • alternativeto-deviant, thelovelyluxi and benji120791 liked Helix
    •3 months ago
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Helix information

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Development, Office & Productivity, OS & Utilities

GitHub repository

  •  37,048 Stars
  •  2,764 Forks
  •  1084 Open Issues
  •   Updated Apr 22, 2025 
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Our users have written 2 comments and reviews about Helix, and it has gotten 30 likes

Helix was added to AlternativeTo by David on Jun 2, 2021 and this page was last updated Dec 7, 2022.

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Top Positive Comment
Mathemagician
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•Mar 12, 2024
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My personal go to for an in-terminal editor. Keybindings might need some getting used to.

Works great out of the box but has great customization options as well. Autocompletion and documentation popups were a big positive surprise for me!

Barrett
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•Nov 16, 2023
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Helix is great! It's a great middle-ground between micro/nano and something like neovim.

It uses Vim-like keybinds and it's a modal editor, but unlike other modal editors, Helix is batteries-included. It tells you what a command does, comes with an integrated tutorial, and avoids complexity by using the Language Server Protocol to serve common purposes.

The only problem with Helix is its lack of extensions. That's being worked on, but despite this issue, the editor comes with enough features/configuration options to not require them!

Give it a try!

What is Helix?

Helix is a fast text editor for the terminal inspired by modal editors like Kakoune icon Kakoune and Neovim icon Neovim. Built as a native app using Rust icon Rust, it also bundles a large feature set similar to Kakoune with elegant styling and sane defaults.

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