Helix is an open-source developer tools & cli tool — A modal terminal text editor with built-in LSP support, in the tradition of Vim and Kakoune.

Is Helix free and open source?

Yes. Helix is free and open source, released under the MPL-2.0 license. You can view and contribute to the source at https://github.com/helix-editor/helix.

What are open-source alternatives to Helix?

Other open-source developer tools & cli tools on OSSDrop include VS Code, Go, Neovim, Playwright.

Helix

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A modal terminal text editor with built-in LSP support, in the tradition of Vim and Kakoune.

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Developer Tools & CLI·MPL-2.0·45.7k stars·25.07.1·added 2026-07-29

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What is Helix?
Helix is an open-source developer tools & cli tool — A modal terminal text editor with built-in LSP support, in the tradition of Vim and Kakoune.
Is Helix free and open source?
Yes. Helix is free and open source, released under the MPL-2.0 license. You can view and contribute to the source at https://github.com/helix-editor/helix.
What are open-source alternatives to Helix?
Other open-source developer tools & cli tools on OSSDrop include VS Code, Go, Neovim, Playwright.

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