Helix Code Editor - Vi For Mere Mortals!

Helix is a free, cross platform and open source text/code editor available on all major platforms. It is heavily inspired by Vim, but is written entirely in Rust. Unlike alternatives like Neovim, Helix does not have a plugin system currently, although it does support the vast majority of the most popular features required for programming such as syntax handling, language server support and more.

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[pugo]

Tried it and never look back, it came just with the right amount of things I need build in.

[Andre-LA]

I do use Helix everyday, it's pretty good

[lmelior]

1873 🤣

This looks great! The only trouble with these "better, modernized versions of old tools" is that they aren't going to be anywhere by default. Like I spent some time many years ago playing with zsh and it was awesome, but then I went back to work and only had bash or tcsh. This stuff is great if you're a solo developer, freelancer, or otherwise have total control over the environments you work in, but the rest of us just have to look wistfully at the features we might have in 20 years.

[Andre-LA]

About scripting, the last time I checked: it's planned, but other things will be done first, and they will use Scheme lisp.

[nERVEcenter]

Back when Kakoune was first breaking out, I learned this control grammar and absolutely LOVED the selection-action order, as well as the multiselect. I've tried Helix, but I've become lazy and Sublime meets most of my needs. I'm in a field and using a language where actual typing is dwarfed by thinking and jotting out solutions with a pen and paper.

[kyryllvlasiuk]

How do you exit the Helix? You turn counterclockwise

[jabuci]

I used vim, then neovim, then tried helix, and finally settled down with micro.

[etherealregions]

This might be just what I've been looking for, to use with Linux. I'll definitely try it out.

[andersen]

Quick tip for : menu, you can use Tab to navigate through the suggestions, making some tasks as easy as :<character><Tab><Enter>

[NicolasEmbleton]

Very very cool. Still a huge fan of Zed, but Neovim is close behind. Gonna try this one out.

[msec]

i think ill give this a try i have been using micro for quite a while now

[RedstonekPL]

i've tried helix
i would daily drive it instead of neovim but no ctags support is a dealbreaker for me (i dont use lsps)

[nathanfranck]

I've been using Helix for 3 months, it's super nice to have it on my crappy little laptop, my phone (through termux), so it's GREAT in memory/CPU constrained environments... but when I have a full-powered desktop, I can't help being more productive in VSCode :/

[kappilino]

Supports the Editor inline hints ? I don’t want to miss this feature anymore, especialy for languages with type inference, so i can see the return type of an function call in the editor.

[tyfoo]

I tried this briefly the other day, but as someone who uses vim keybindings everywhere, I feel like I'm just tripping over my own feet in Helix. The commands are almost inverted from vim. It seems like a great piece of software, but I don't think I can relearn another control scheme like this.

[nowherebrain]

coding like this, like modeling in blender, can be blazingly has a small learning curve but once you get going you notice immediately how fast it can be...especially when you try to go back to another ide.

[negvorsa]

So can you setup avr-gcc or risc-v compiler and edit embedded projects ? I don't think so ...

[gorudonu]

I like helix, but vim shortcuts are engraved in my brain now and most editors have vim bindings, not helix bindings

[varshard]

How's it compared to lazyvim?

Neovim that's bundled with dozens of plugins. Looks like they share some features.

[ShawnThuris]

Helix is my default editor, coming from vim and briefly neovim. I find the workflow and commands more logical. It's not much trouble to set up on Ubuntu 20 or later, but kind of a pain on Debian.