micro

Modern terminal text editor with mouse support

About micro

micro is a terminal-based text editor written in Go that aims to be easy to use, with keybindings similar to desktop editors and full mouse support. It provides syntax highlighting for over 130 languages, a plugin system in Lua and multiple cursors, in a single static binary.

micro 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, cli
Official site: micro-editor.github.io

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