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A [Kakoune ](https://github.com/mawww/kakoune ) / [Neovim ](https://github.com/neovim/neovim ) inspired editor, written in Rust.
The editing model is very heavily based on Kakoune; during development I found
myself agreeing with most of Kakoune's design decisions.
For more information, see the [website ](https://helix-editor.com ) or
[documentation ](https://docs.helix-editor.com/ ).
All shortcuts/keymaps can be found [in the documentation on the website ](https://docs.helix-editor.com/keymap.html ).
[Troubleshooting ](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/wiki/Troubleshooting )
# Features
- Vim-like modal editing
- Multiple selections
- Built-in language server support
- Smart, incremental syntax highlighting and code editing via tree-sitter
It's a terminal-based editor first, but I'd like to explore a custom renderer
(similar to Emacs) in wgpu or skulpin.
Note: Only certain languages have indentation definitions at the moment. Check
`runtime/queries/<lang>/` for `indents.scm` .
# Installation
[Installation documentation ](https://docs.helix-editor.com/install.html ).
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# Contributing
Contributing guidelines can be found [here ](./docs/CONTRIBUTING.md ).
# Getting help
Your question might already be answered on the [FAQ ](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/wiki/FAQ ).
Discuss the project on the community [Matrix Space ](https://matrix.to/#/#helix-community:matrix.org ) (make sure to join `#helix-editor:matrix.org` if you're on a client that doesn't support Matrix Spaces yet).
# Credits
Thanks to [@jakenvac ](https://github.com/jakenvac ) for designing the logo!
