Helix

Helix is a terminal-based text editor inspired by Kakoune and Neovim. It is designed for modal editing and code work, with a focus on keyboard-driven editing rather than a mouse-first interface.

It supports Vim-like modal editing, multiple selections, built-in language server support, and smart incremental syntax highlighting and code editing via tree-sitter. The editor is written in Rust and centers its editing model on Kakoune-style selection behavior.

Written in Rust and licensed under MPL-2.0, Helix runs entirely in the terminal on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Prebuilt releases are available, and it is packaged in a wide range of system and distribution repositories for installation through common package managers.