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Kiara: rectify statement on lack of plugin system

2026-01-02T20:18:19Z

rectify statement on lack of plugin system

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	[https://helix-editor.com/ Helix] is a modal text-editor inspired by [[Neovim]] and [[Kakoune]], written in Rust. Compared to neovim, it is preconfigured with the functions that most people need (for example tree-sitter for syntax highlighting). ~~It has no plugin system~~. It uses (neo-)vim motions keybindings, but it uses the object-verb approach (visually highlighting text and then executing a function on it). It is intended for people who like to use a modal text editor but don't want to spend a lot of time configuring it.		[https://helix-editor.com/ Helix] is a modal text-editor inspired by [[Neovim]] and [[Kakoune]], written in Rust. Compared to neovim, it is preconfigured with the functions that most people need (for example tree-sitter for syntax highlighting). There is a [https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8675 PR] to add [https://helix-plugins.com/ plugins]. It uses (neo-)vim motions keybindings, but it uses the object-verb approach (visually highlighting text and then executing a function on it). It is intended for people who like to use a modal text editor but don't want to spend a lot of time configuring it.

	== Installation ==		== Installation ==

Loxodoromy at 09:54, 1 October 2025

2025-10-01T09:54:35Z

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	<syntaxhighlight lang=nix>		<syntaxhighlight lang=nix>
	environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.helix ];		environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.helix ];
	</syntaxhighlight>Depending on the programming languages it is helpful to install additional packages from ~~nixpgks~~. To show what packages are needed, it is helpful to check <code>hx --health</code>.		</syntaxhighlight>Depending on the programming languages it is helpful to install additional packages from nixpkgs. To show what packages are needed, it is helpful to check <code>hx --health</code>.
	=== With Home Manager ===		=== With Home Manager ===
	[[Home Manager]] provides a module for configuring helix.		[[Home Manager]] provides a module for configuring helix.

Klinger: Category:CLI Applications added

2024-12-28T20:37:02Z

Category:CLI Applications added

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	[[Category:Applications]]		[[Category:Applications]]
			[[Category:CLI Applications]]
	[[Category:Text Editor]]		[[Category:Text Editor]]

Klinger: short example about tree-sitter integration

2024-06-25T18:46:38Z

short example about tree-sitter integration

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	[https://helix-editor.com/ Helix] is a modal text-editor inspired by [[Neovim]] and [[Kakoune]], written in Rust. Compared to neovim, it is preconfigured with the functions that most people need. It has no plugin system. It uses (neo-)vim motions keybindings, but it uses the object-verb approach (visually highlighting text and then executing a function on it). It is intended for people who like to use a modal text editor but don't want to spend a lot of time configuring it.		[https://helix-editor.com/ Helix] is a modal text-editor inspired by [[Neovim]] and [[Kakoune]], written in Rust. Compared to neovim, it is preconfigured with the functions that most people need (for example tree-sitter for syntax highlighting). It has no plugin system. It uses (neo-)vim motions keybindings, but it uses the object-verb approach (visually highlighting text and then executing a function on it). It is intended for people who like to use a modal text editor but don't want to spend a lot of time configuring it.

	== Installation ==		== Installation ==

Klinger: Category:Text Editor

2024-06-20T14:38:26Z

Category:Text Editor

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	[[Category:Applications]]		[[Category:Applications]]
			[[Category:Text Editor]]

Hexa: /* Configuration */

2024-06-20T13:26:23Z

Configuration

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	== Configuration ==		== Configuration ==
	The configuration is stored in two files: ./.config/helix/config.toml and ./.config/helix/language.toml		The configuration is stored in two files: <code>~/.config/helix/config.toml</code> and <code>~/.config/helix/language.toml</code>.

	* The full configuration options are described on the [https://docs.helix-editor.com/ Helix documentation].		* The full configuration options are described on the [https://docs.helix-editor.com/ Helix documentation].

Hexa: /* With Home Manager */

2024-06-20T13:25:07Z

With Home Manager

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	=== With Home Manager ===		=== With Home Manager ===
	[[Home Manager]] provides a module for configuring helix.		[[Home Manager]] provides a module for configuring helix.
	<syntaxhighlight lang=nix>		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
	programs.helix = {		programs.helix = {
	enable = true;		enable = true;
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	name = "nix";		name = "nix";
	auto-format = true;		auto-format = true;
	formatter.command = ~~"${~~pkgs.nixfmt~~}/bin/nixfmt"~~;		formatter.command = lib.getExe pkgs.nixfmt-rfc-style;
	}];		}];
	themes = {		themes = {

Hexa: /* Installation */

2024-06-20T13:24:17Z

Installation

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	<syntaxhighlight lang=nix>		<syntaxhighlight lang=nix>
	environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.helix ];		environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.helix ];
	</syntaxhighlight>Depending on the programming languages it is helpful to install additional packages from nixpgks. To show what packages are needed, it is ~~necessary~~ to ~~run Helix:~~		</syntaxhighlight>Depending on the programming languages it is helpful to install additional packages from nixpgks. To show what packages are needed, it is helpful to check <code>hx --health</code>.

	<code>hx --health</code>

	=== With Home Manager ===		=== With Home Manager ===
	[[Home Manager]] provides a module for configuring helix.		[[Home Manager]] provides a module for configuring helix.

Hexa: /* Installation */

2024-06-20T13:23:22Z

Installation

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	</syntaxhighlight>Depending on the programming languages it is helpful to install additional packages from nixpgks. To show what packages are needed, it is necessary to run Helix:		</syntaxhighlight>Depending on the programming languages it is helpful to install additional packages from nixpgks. To show what packages are needed, it is necessary to run Helix:

	hx --health		<code>hx --health</code>

	=== With Home Manager ===		=== With Home Manager ===

Klinger: Category and sentence to explain what it is. hx --health.

2024-05-22T19:00:05Z

Category and sentence to explain what it is. hx --health.

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	[https://helix-editor.com/ Helix] is a modal text-editor inspired by [[Neovim]] and [[Kakoune]], written in Rust.		[https://helix-editor.com/ Helix] is a modal text-editor inspired by [[Neovim]] and [[Kakoune]], written in Rust. Compared to neovim, it is preconfigured with the functions that most people need. It has no plugin system. It uses (neo-)vim motions keybindings, but it uses the object-verb approach (visually highlighting text and then executing a function on it). It is intended for people who like to use a modal text editor but don't want to spend a lot of time configuring it.

	== Installation ==		== Installation ==
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	<syntaxhighlight lang=nix>		<syntaxhighlight lang=nix>
	environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.helix ];		environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.helix ];
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>Depending on the programming languages it is helpful to install additional packages from nixpgks. To show what packages are needed, it is necessary to run Helix:

			hx --health

	=== With Home Manager ===		=== With Home Manager ===
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	};		};
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

			== Configuration ==
			The configuration is stored in two files: ./.config/helix/config.toml and ./.config/helix/language.toml

			* The full configuration options are described on the [https://docs.helix-editor.com/ Helix documentation].
			* For programming languages (LSP, formatter, ..) see the [https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/wiki/Language-Server-Configurations Helix wiki].

			[[Category:Applications]]