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# Helix
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[](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/actions)
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A Kakoune / Neovim inspired editor, written in Rust.
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The editing model is very heavily based on Kakoune; during development I found
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myself agreeing with most of Kakoune's design decisions.
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For more information, see the [website](https://helix-editor.com) or
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[documentation](https://docs.helix-editor.com/).
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All shortcuts/keymaps can be found [in the documentation on the website](https://docs.helix-editor.com/keymap.html).
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[Troubleshooting](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/wiki/Troubleshooting)
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# Features
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- Vim-like modal editing
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- Multiple selections
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- Built-in language server support
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- Smart, incremental syntax highlighting and code editing via tree-sitter
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It's a terminal-based editor first, but I'd like to explore a custom renderer
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(similar to Emacs) in wgpu or skulpin.
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Note: Only certain languages have indentation definitions at the moment. Check
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`runtime/queries/<lang>/` for `indents.scm`.
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# Installation
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Packages are available for various distributions (see [Installation docs](https://docs.helix-editor.com/install.html)).
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If you would like to build from source:
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```shell
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git clone https://github.com/helix-editor/helix
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cd helix
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cargo install --path helix-term
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```
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This will install the `hx` binary to `$HOME/.cargo/bin` and build tree-sitter grammars.
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If you want to customize your `languages.toml` config,
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tree-sitter grammars may be manually fetched and built with `hx --grammar fetch` and `hx --grammar build`.
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Helix also needs its runtime files so make sure to copy/symlink the `runtime/` directory into the
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config directory (for example `~/.config/helix/runtime` on Linux/macOS, or `%AppData%/helix/runtime` on Windows).
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| OS | Command |
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| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
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| Windows (cmd.exe) | `xcopy /e /i runtime %AppData%\helix\runtime` |
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| Windows (PowerShell) | `xcopy /e /i runtime $Env:AppData\helix\runtime` |
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| Linux/macOS | `ln -s $PWD/runtime ~/.config/helix/runtime` |
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This location can be overridden via the `HELIX_RUNTIME` environment variable.
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Packages already solve this for you by wrapping the `hx` binary with a wrapper
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that sets the variable to the install dir.
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> NOTE: running via cargo also doesn't require setting explicit `HELIX_RUNTIME` path, it will automatically
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> detect the `runtime` directory in the project root.
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In order to use LSP features like auto-complete, you will need to
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[install the appropriate Language Server](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/wiki/How-to-install-the-default-language-servers)
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for a language.
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[](https://repology.org/project/helix/versions)
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## Adding Helix to your desktop environment
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If installing from source, to use Helix in desktop environments that supports [XDG desktop menu](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/menu-spec/menu-spec-latest.html), including Gnome and KDE, copy the provided `.desktop` file to the correct folder:
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```bash
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cp contrib/Helix.desktop ~/.local/share/applications
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```
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To use another terminal than the default, you will need to modify the `.desktop` file. For example, to use `kitty`:
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```bash
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sed -i "s|Exec=hx %F|Exec=kitty hx %F|g" ~/.local/share/applications/Helix.desktop
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sed -i "s|Terminal=true|Terminal=false|g" ~/.local/share/applications/Helix.desktop
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```
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Please note: there is no icon for Helix yet, so the system default will be used.
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## MacOS
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Helix can be installed on MacOS through homebrew:
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```
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brew install helix
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```
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# Contributing
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Contributing guidelines can be found [here](./docs/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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# Getting help
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Your question might already be answered on the [FAQ](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/wiki/FAQ).
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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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