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# Helix
[](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/actions)
A kakoune / 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.toml`.
# Installation
Packages are available for various distributions (see [Installation docs](https://docs.helix-editor.com/install.html)).
If you would like to build from source:
```shell
git clone https://github.com/helix-editor/helix
cd helix
cargo install --path helix-term
hx --grammar fetch
hx --grammar build
```
This will install the `hx` binary to `$HOME/.cargo/bin` and build tree-sitter grammars.
Helix also needs its runtime files so make sure to copy/symlink the `runtime/` directory into the
config directory (for example `~/.config/helix/runtime` on Linux/macOS, or `%AppData%/helix/runtime` on Windows).
| OS | command |
|-----------|-----------|
|windows |`xcopy runtime %AppData%/helix/runtime`|
|linux/macos|`ln -s $PWD/runtime ~/.config/helix/runtime`
This location can be overridden via the `HELIX_RUNTIME` environment variable.
Packages already solve this for you by wrapping the `hx` binary with a wrapper
that sets the variable to the install dir.
> NOTE: running via cargo also doesn't require setting explicit `HELIX_RUNTIME` path, it will automatically
> detect the `runtime` directory in the project root.
In order to use LSP features like auto-complete, you will need to
[install the appropriate Language Server](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/wiki/How-to-install-the-default-language-servers)
for a language.
[](https://repology.org/project/helix/versions)
## MacOS
Helix can be installed on MacOS through homebrew via:
```
brew tap helix-editor/helix
brew install helix
```
# 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).
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