A lightweight terminal text editor built for the modern era. It focuses on simplicity, mouse support, predictable shortcuts, and modern syntax highlighting without modal editing or complex configuration.
- Simplicity first — easy to learn, predictable behavior
- Instant startup — launch in a few milliseconds
- Large file support — handle multi-MB/GB files smoothly
- Modern syntax highlighting — Tree-sitter based
- Excellent mouse support — selection, scrolling, navigation
- No modal editing — straightforward editing model
- Minimal dependencies — small portable C binary
- Stable keybindings — intuitive and consistent shortcuts
- Efficient rendering — minimal terminal redraws
- Reliable over SSH — works perfectly in remote terminals
- Single binary
- Low memory footprint
- Fast editing operations
- Terminal-first UX
- Clean architecture