NixOS configuration editors: Difference between revisions

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Creating graphical editors for NixOS configurations is hard because of the amount and complexity of options and the resulting possibilities.

To improve the editing experience it is highly recommend to use a text editor with syntax highlighting and language server (autocompletion and suggestions based on NixOS config schema) if possible. It is also possible to use graphical config manager which can't express all features of NixOS but is simply to use.

Implementations

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-Creating graphical editors for NixOS configuration is hard, because the Nix language is complex.
+Creating graphical editors for NixOS configurations is hard because of the amount and complexity of options and the resulting possibilities.
-So, either you get a Nix text editor with a language server (autocomplete and suggestions, based on the NixOS config schema),
+To improve the editing experience it is highly recommend to use a text editor with syntax highlighting and language server (autocompletion and suggestions based on NixOS config schema) if possible.
-or you get a graphical config manager, which cannot express all features of Nix.
+It is also possible to use graphical config manager which can't express all features of NixOS but is simply to use.
 == Implementations ==
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 * https://github.com/nix-gui/nix-gui
 * https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-gui-use-nixos-without-coding/15409
-* python + qt5 desktop app
+* python + qt5 desktop program
-* 520 github stars
+* 520+ GitHub stars
 === nixos-manager by pmiddend ===
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 * https://github.com/pmiddend/nixos-manager
 * https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-manager-manage-your-nixos-configuration-graphically/6685
-* haskell + gtk desktop app
+* haskell + gtk desktop program
-* 150 github stars
+* 150+ GitHub stars
 === nixos-conf-editor by vlinkz ===
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 * https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-conf-editor-a-gtk4-libadwaita-configuration-editor/19426
 * https://www.reddit.com/r/NixOS/comments/w1pwmd/nixos_configuration_editor_a_gtk4libadwaita_app/
-* rust + gtk4 desktop app
+* rust + gtk4 desktop program
-* 50 github stars
+* 50+ GitHub stars
+* backend tool: https://github.com/vlinkz/nix-editor
-backend tool: https://github.com/vlinkz/nix-editor
 === Nixos-Gui by Celestialme ===
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 * https://github.com/Celestialme/Nixos-Gui
 * https://www.reddit.com/r/NixOS/comments/vfywyv/nix_gui_application_to_manage_nixos_build_with/
-* svelte + tauri desktop app
+* svelte + tauri desktop program
-* 15 github stars
+* 15+ GitHub stars
 == See also ==

Revision as of 12:52, 30 August 2022

Implementations

nix-gui by lapp0

nixos-manager by pmiddend

nixos-conf-editor by vlinkz

Nixos-Gui by Celestialme

See also