kibi ☆

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Description:
Text editor in ≤1024 lines of code, written in Rust

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 0.3.2@0 | Tracked Since: Nov 23, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: text-editor rust cli productivity lightweight

Install: brew install kibi

About:
Kibi is a lightweight text editor implemented in Rust, adhering to a strict limit of 1024 lines of code. It provides essential editing features like syntax highlighting and multiple buffers while maintaining a minimal resource footprint. This editor is designed for users who need a fast, reliable tool for system configuration and coding without the overhead of larger IDEs.

Key Features:

Extremely small codebase (under 1024 lines)
Written in Rust for memory safety and performance
Supports syntax highlighting and multiple buffers
Zero-dependency binary

Use Cases:

Quick editing of configuration files on servers
Lightweight coding environment for resource-constrained systems
Educational tool for understanding text editor implementation

Alternatives:

nano – Kibi is significantly smaller and written in Rust, offering memory safety guarantees.
vim – Kibi is much simpler and lighter, lacking Vim's extensive plugin ecosystem but easier to learn.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Nov 23, 2025 7:59pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	fe4b2fa0