Helix

Helix

A post-modern modal text editor

Description

Love Vim modal efficiency but not keen on a whole evening of wiring plugins? Helix has it built in: LSP completion and diagnostics plus tree-sitter highlighting out of the box, no plugins needed. It borrows Vim/Kakoune modal editing but flips to a select-then-act model, and with native multiple cursors, bulk edits fly. Written in Rust, terminal-based and fast, open source and free.

Features



Improved modal editing: A select-then-act model borrowed from Vim/Kakoune, very efficient.

Batteries included: Built-in LSP completion/diagnostics and tree-sitter highlighting.

Multiple cursors: Native multi-selection and cursors for one-pass bulk edits.

Runs in the terminal: A Rust terminal editor, fast, open source and free.