Package managers
Linux
The following third party repositories are available:
Ubuntu
Add the PPA
for Helix:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:maveonair/helix-editor
sudo apt update
sudo apt install helix
Fedora/RHEL
sudo dnf install helix
Arch Linux extra
Releases are available in the extra
repository:
sudo pacman -S helix
💡 When installed from the
extra
repository, run Helix withhelix
instead ofhx
.For example:
helix --health
to check health
Additionally, a helix-git package is available in the AUR, which builds the master branch.
NixOS
Helix is available in nixpkgs through the helix
attribute,
the unstable channel usually carries the latest release.
Helix is also available as a flake in the project
root. Use nix develop
to spin up a reproducible development shell. Outputs are
cached for each push to master using Cachix. The
flake is configured to automatically make use of this cache assuming the user
accepts the new settings on first use.
If you are using a version of Nix without flakes enabled,
install Cachix CLI and use
cachix use helix
to configure Nix to use cached outputs when possible.
Flatpak
Helix is available on Flathub:
flatpak install flathub com.helix_editor.Helix
flatpak run com.helix_editor.Helix
Snap
Helix is available on Snapcraft and can be installed with:
snap install --classic helix
This will install Helix as both /snap/bin/helix
and /snap/bin/hx
, so make sure /snap/bin
is in your PATH
.
AppImage
Install Helix using the Linux AppImage format. Download the official Helix AppImage from the latest releases page.
chmod +x helix-*.AppImage # change permission for executable mode
./helix-*.AppImage # run helix
macOS
Homebrew Core
brew install helix
MacPorts
port install helix
Windows
Install on Windows using Winget, Scoop, Chocolatey or MSYS2.
Winget
Windows Package Manager winget command-line tool is by default available on Windows 11 and modern versions of Windows 10 as a part of the App Installer. You can get App Installer from the Microsoft Store. If it's already installed, make sure it is updated with the latest version.
winget install Helix.Helix
Scoop
scoop install helix
Chocolatey
choco install helix
MSYS2
For 64-bit Windows 8.1 or above:
pacman -S mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-helix