evil-helix ☆

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Description:
Soft fork of the helix editor

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 20250915@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: editor rust cli text-editor vim

Install: brew install evil-helix

About:
Evil-helix is a soft fork of the modern helix editor, maintaining compatibility while introducing new features and enhancements. It aims to provide a more opinionated and feature-rich editing experience out of the box. The project focuses on extending the core capabilities for users who desire additional functionality beyond the upstream helix vision.

Key Features:

Modal editing with multiple cursors
Built-in Language Server Protocol (LSP) support
Incremental syntax highlighting
Enhanced feature set compared to upstream helix
Vim-like keybindings with modern ergonomics

Use Cases:

Code editing for developers preferring modal editors
Terminal-based software development
Writing and editing prose in markup languages

Alternatives:

helix – The upstream parent project; evil-helix adds features and changes not accepted upstream.
neovim – A highly extensible vim fork with a massive plugin ecosystem; helix/evil-helix offers a more modern, out-of-the-box experience.
vscode – A graphical IDE; evil-helix is a terminal-native, keyboard-driven alternative.

License: MPL-2.0

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, sonoma, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 17, 2025 5:00am		0	VERSION_BUMP	46b55dc7