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Kakoune

Kakoune is a free, open-source developer tool for macOS and Linux. Mawww's experiment for a better code editor. It has 11,121 GitHub stars and is released under the Unlicense license. Its source code is on GitHub at mawww/kakoune.

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About Kakoune

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Install Kakoune

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 kakoune

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FAQ

Kakoune FAQ

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Is Kakoune free and open source?

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

How do I install Kakoune?

Homebrew: brew install kakoune. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v2026.05.21).

Is Kakoune still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 11, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.