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Helix

Helix is a free, open-source developer tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. A post-modern modal text editor. It has 46,709 GitHub stars and is released under the MPL-2.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at helix-editor/helix.

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About Helix

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.

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FAQ

Helix FAQ

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Is Helix free and open source?

Yes. Helix's source code is public on GitHub under the MPL-2.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.

How do I install Helix?

Download the installer for Windows, macOS and Linux from its GitHub Releases page (latest: 25.07.1) or the project website.

Is Helix still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 29, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.