Helix

Post-modern modal text editor for the terminal

About Helix

Helix is a fast, open-source modal text editor written in Rust with built-in language server support and tree-sitter syntax parsing. It offers multiple selections as a core editing primitive and works out of the box without plugins, appealing to Vim users wanting modern defaults. Overall, it is built for people who want that kind of job done reliably, without unnecessary complexity, steep learning curves or heavyweight software getting in the way of everyday work.

Helix key facts

Category: Developer Tools
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: terminal, editor, modal
Official site: helix-editor.com

About the Developer Tools category

Editors, platforms, and services developers rely on to build and ship software. The Developer Tools category on Tools Hub currently lists 738 tools. Alongside Helix, it includes Lapce, Zed, Pulsar, VSCodium.

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