curlpipe/ox

Ox is a text editor that runs inside a terminal window, similar in spirit to classic editors like vim and nano, but built from scratch in Rust and not based on any of them. It is designed to be light and fast while still offering enough features to handle everyday coding and writing tasks. It works on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Unlike modal editors such as vim, Ox does not require switching between different modes to type, navigate, or edit. You open it, and you can start typing immediately. The mouse is supported for moving the cursor and selecting text, and the built-in help screen (toggled with Ctrl+H) walks through the key shortcuts when needed. Out of the box, Ox includes syntax highlighting, undo and redo, search and replace, multiple open files in tabs, screen splits to view two documents side by side, a file tree panel for browsing the filesystem, built-in terminal access, multiple cursors, and recordable macros. A first-launch setup wizard helps you configure the appearance and behavior before you start. Beyond the defaults, Ox supports plugins written in Lua, its configuration language. Community plugins cover things like Git integration, an Emmet shortcut system for writing HTML quickly, a Pomodoro timer and to-do tracker, Discord rich presence, and AI-assisted code suggestions. If none of those fit your needs, you can write your own. Installation is available through Homebrew on Mac, the AUR on Arch Linux, RPM and deb packages on Fedora and Debian, or by compiling from source with the Rust toolchain using a single cargo install command. Pre-compiled binaries are also available on the releases page for all three platforms.