Text editors remain a controversial area. Here are our recommended Vim-like text editors. They are all released under an open source license.
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Wig – modal, Vim-like text editor
Wig is a modal, Vim-like text editor written in Go that’s designed for source code editing.
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Hat – hackable modal text editor
Hat is a hackable modal text editor for modern terminals aimed at users who prefer software they can inspect, modify, and compile from source.
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Hako – lightweight terminal-based modal text environment
Hako is a lightweight terminal-based modal text environment written primarily in C.
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11 Best Free and Open Source Neovim GUIs
Neovim’s RPC support lets developers create new front-ends (GUIs) for Neovim that are outside of the terminal. We make our recommendations.
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Envim – Electron-based frontend for Neovim
Envim is an Electron-based frontend for Neovim. It isn’t a standalone editor, but a graphical interface that connects to a Neovim installation.
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wyeb – vim-like webkit2gtk web browser
wyeb is a vim-like webkit2gtk web browser. wyeb is inspired by dwb and luakit, so basically usage is similar to them.
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moe – command-line editor inspired by Vim
moe is a command line based editor inspired by Vim written in Nim.
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pyvim – implementation of Vim in Python
pyvim is an implementation of Vim in Python. There are no C extensions.
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VNote – Vim-inspired note-taking application
VNote is designed to provide a pleasant note-taking platform with excellent editing experience.
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xvi – portable multi-file text editor
xvi is a portable multi-window version of the UNIX editor ‘vi’, derived from “STEVIE” in the 1980s.
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iamb – Matrix client for Vim addicts
iamb is a terminal-based client for Matrix for the Vim addict.You can edit messages, navigate windows and manage tabs.
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nvim-tree – file explorer for Neovim
nvim-tree.lua is a file explorer / filesystem tree view plugin for Neovim. It’s written in Lua.
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calendar.vim – calendar application for Vim
calendar.vim is a calendar application for Vim.
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Fugitive – Vim plugin for Git
Fugitive is billed as the premier Vim plugin for Git. Vim is a highly configurable text editor.
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vim-emoji – emoji in Vim
vim-emoji is an emoji utility for Vim. Vim is a contraction of Vi IMproved), a screen-based text editor program.
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Levee – vi clone
Levee is a screen oriented editor based on the Unix editor “vi”. It provides a terse, powerful way to enter and edit text.
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Vy – Vim-like in Python made from scratch
Vy is a Vim-like program written from scratch.Vy is a modal editor with a very modular architecture. vy is built on top of Tkinter.
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amp – complete text editor for your terminal
Amp is a modal text editor for your terminal. Keystrokes perform different functions based on the current mode.
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gVim – Vim with a built-in GUI
gVim is Vim with a graphical interface. Vim is a text editor that is upwards compatible to Vi.
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