joe ☆

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Description:
Full featured terminal-based screen editor

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Productivity

Tags: editor terminal text-editor cli productivity

Install: brew install joe

About:
Joe (Joe's Own Editor) is a lightweight, terminal-based text editor known for its ease of use and extensive features. It includes built-in word wrap, syntax highlighting for over 40 languages, and a powerful search and replace function. Unlike more complex editors, Joe aims to provide a familiar, user-friendly experience for both new and experienced terminal users.

Key Features:

Word wrap and syntax highlighting
Multiple cursor and block editing modes
Built-in grep search and file browser
Emacs and WordStar keybinding support

Use Cases:

Editing configuration files on headless servers
Quickly writing or modifying code in a terminal environment
Users seeking a lightweight alternative to Vim or Emacs

Alternatives:

Vim – Vim is more ubiquitous and powerful but has a steeper learning curve.
Nano – Nano is simpler and more intuitive for absolute beginners but lacks advanced features.
Emacs – Emacs is an extensible Lisp machine that is significantly heavier and more complex.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 14, 2024 9:57am		0	VERSION_BUMP	a5676bbf
Nov 26, 2022 2:41am		0	VERSION_BUMP	36fde856