Terminal Text Editors

Neovim

Extensible text editor forked from Vim with async job control, embedded terminal, and language API access

Helix

A terminal-based text editor written in Rust, inspired by Kakoune and Neovim with built-in language server support

Vim

Vi-compatible modal text editor with multi-level undo, syntax highlighting, spell checking, a scripting language (Vim9 script), and an optional GUI.

micro

Terminal-based text editor with modern features, multiple cursors, and syntax highlighting for 130+ languages

Edit

Terminal text editor written in Rust, modeled on the MS-DOS Editor with VS Code-style input controls. Runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Kakoune

Modal code editor inspired by Vim that uses multiple selections as its core editing model, with a client-server architecture and external tool integration.

Fresh

Terminal text editor with VS Code-style keybindings, mouse support, LSP, multi-cursor editing, and a command palette that requires no configuration.

amp

Vi/Vim-inspired terminal text editor built in Rust with simplified interaction model and modern features.

flowcontrol

TUI text editor built with Zig, featuring tree-sitter syntax highlighting, LSP support, and multiple keybinding modes

durdraw

ASCII, Unicode and ANSI art editor for Unix-like systems with frame-based animation support

Terminal-based markdown editor with live rendering, math support, and distraction-free writing features

Terminal CSV editor with vi-style navigation and minimal change tracking for clean diffs