Kibi
Kibi is a free, open-source developer tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. A text editor in ≤1024 lines of code, written in Rust. It has 1,954 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at ilai-deutel/kibi.
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- Windows
- BSD
- Code editors & developer tools
- Actively maintained
About Kibi
A configurable text editor with UTF-8 support, incremental search, syntax highlighting, line numbers and more, written in less than 1024 lines[^1] of Rust with minimal dependencies.
Install Kibi
Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.
flatpak install flathub com.github.ilai_deutel.kibiAUR (Arch Linux)
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What is Kibi?
Kibi is a free, open-source developer tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. A text editor in ≤1024 lines of code, written in Rust. It has 1,954 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at ilai-deutel/kibi.
Is Kibi free and open source?
Yes. Kibi's source code is public on GitHub under the Apache-2.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Kibi?
Flathub: flatpak install flathub com.github.ilai_deutel.kibi and the AUR package kibi. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v0.3.3).
Is Kibi still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 2, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.