https://github.com/helix-editor/helix

A post-modern modal text editor.
https://github.com/helix-editor/helix

kakoune rust text-editor vim

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A post-modern modal text editor.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/helix-editor/helix
• Owner: helix-editor
• License: mpl-2.0
• Created: 2020-06-01T04:26:56.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-05-12T13:27:05.000Z (6 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-05-12T14:45:49.129Z (6 months ago)
• Topics: kakoune, rust, text-editor, vim
• Language: Rust
• Homepage: https://helix-editor.com
• Size: 59.1 MB
• Stars: 37,373
• Watchers: 195
• Forks: 2,798
• Open Issues: 1,093
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • Contributing: docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE

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![Screenshot](./screenshot.png)

A [Kakoune](https://github.com/mawww/kakoune) / [Neovim](https://github.com/neovim/neovim) inspired editor, written in Rust.

The editing model is very heavily based on Kakoune; during development I found

myself agreeing with most of Kakoune's design decisions.

For more information, see the [website](https://helix-editor.com) or

[documentation](https://docs.helix-editor.com/).

All shortcuts/keymaps can be found [in the documentation on the website](https://docs.helix-editor.com/keymap.html).

[Troubleshooting](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/wiki/Troubleshooting)

# Features

- Vim-like modal editing

- Multiple selections

- Built-in language server support

- Smart, incremental syntax highlighting and code editing via tree-sitter

Although it's primarily a terminal-based editor, I am interested in exploring

a custom renderer (similar to Emacs) using wgpu or skulpin.

Note: Only certain languages have indentation definitions at the moment. Check

`runtime/queries//` for `indents.scm`.

# Installation

[Installation documentation](https://docs.helix-editor.com/install.html).

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# Contributing

Contributing guidelines can be found [here](./docs/CONTRIBUTING.md).

# Getting help

Your question might already be answered on the [FAQ](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/wiki/FAQ).

Discuss the project on the community [Matrix Space](https://matrix.to/#/#helix-community:matrix.org) (make sure to join `#helix-editor:matrix.org` if you're on a client that doesn't support Matrix Spaces yet).

# Credits

Thanks to [@jakenvac](https://github.com/jakenvac) for designing the logo!