Helix
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Features
Properties
- Lightweight
- Support for Themes
- Distraction-free
- Privacy focused
Features
- Syntax Highlighting
- Command line interface
- Autocompletion
- Code Formatting
- No Tracking
- Ad-free
Git Support- No registration required
- Dark Mode
- Works Offline
- Terminal-based
- Modal editor
Helix News & Activities
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Recent News
- Maoholguin published news article about Helix
Helix 25.07 adds new file explorer and debuts tree-house for syntax layersHelix 25.07 delivers notable changes with the replacement of Tree-sitter by the internally develope...
- Maoholguin published news article about Helix
Helix 25.01 released with path completions, UI revamp, and enhanced editing featuresHelix 25.01 has been released, enhancing user experience and extending functionality with notable a...
- POX published news article about Helix
Text editor Helix releases version 23.10 with new powerful features and enhancementsHelix, a 'post-modern' modal code editor, inspired by Kakoune and Neovim, and developed in Rust, ha...
Recent activities
nglczr added Helix as alternative to LightNote for Windows- gennadysmagin liked Helix
jadervasque added Helix as alternative to PlainForge
POX added Helix as alternative to Vim Classic
POX added Helix as alternative to Neon Vision Editor- alka liked Helix
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What is Helix?
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Open Source (MPL-2.0) and Free product.Written in
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Comments and Reviews
It's like a ramped up version of Kakoune, an NVim config on steroids. Amazing defaults which is so helpful when using it across systems. Plus it's just fast, with all its bundled features it doesn't slow down.
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!
Helix is great! It's a great middle-ground between
micro/nanoand something likeneovim.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!