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Description:
Text editor based on the POSIX standard
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Productivity
Tags: text-editor cli productivity development
Install: brew install ne
About:
Ne is a text editor designed to be easy to use and intuitive, adhering to POSIX standards for maximum portability. It features a powerful macro language and syntax highlighting for over 100 file types. Its primary value is providing a lightweight yet capable editing environment for terminal users.
Key Features:
  • POSIX compliant for high portability
  • Built-in syntax highlighting for many languages
  • Powerful macro language for automation
  • Lightweight and fast performance
Use Cases:
  • Editing configuration files on servers
  • Quickly writing code or scripts in a terminal
  • Users needing a lightweight editor without installation overhead
Alternatives:
  • nano – Ne offers more advanced features like syntax highlighting and macros compared to nano's simplicity.
  • vim – Ne is significantly simpler to learn and use than Vim's modal editing system.
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Sep 15, 2025 7:53am 0 VERSION_BUMP f34ad635
Sep 10, 2024 7:57pm 0 VERSION_BUMP c9d5a8a5
Oct 19, 2023 3:49pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 21d1d7a1
Sep 29, 2023 2:18pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 8bf32827
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