master/tools/sysadmin-devops/terminal-shell-productivity/Text Editors.md

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Name Vendor/Webpage GitHub Repo Brief Description Tags Latest Commit
vi http://ex-vi.sourceforge.net/ — One of the most common text editors on Unix. [editor, terminal, classic, unix] —
vim https://www.vim.org/ — Highly configurable text editor built on vi. [editor, terminal, extensible, vimscript] ~2025
emacs https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/ — Extensible, customizable free/libre text editor and more. [editor, terminal, gui, lisp, extensible] ~2025
micro — zyedidia/micro Modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor. [editor, terminal, modern, go] 2025-12-20
neovim https://neovim.io/ — Free open source, powerful, extensible code editor (vim fork). [editor, terminal, lua, modern] ~2026
spacemacs https://www.spacemacs.org/ — Community-driven Emacs distribution with vim-like keybindings. [editor, emacs, distribution, community] ~2025
spacevim https://spacevim.org/ — Community-driven vim distribution with plugin layers. [editor, vim, distribution, community] ~2025