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Fresh

Fresh is a free, open-source developer tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. Terminal based IDE & text editor: easy, powerful and fast. It has 9,343 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at sinelaw/fresh.

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About Fresh

A modern, full-featured terminal text editor, with zero configuration. Familiar keybindings, mouse support, and IDE-level features — no learning curve required.

Install Fresh

Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.

Homebrew (macOS)
brew install fresh-editor

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AUR (Arch Linux)

fresh-editor-bin on the AUR (opens in a new tab)

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FAQ

Fresh FAQ

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Is Fresh free and open source?

Yes. Fresh's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.

How do I install Fresh?

Homebrew: brew install fresh-editor and the AUR package fresh-editor-bin. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v0.5.4).

Is Fresh still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 27, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.