Editor Modes for Nix Files

This is a list of editor modes for Nix syntax.

• Emacs
  • nix-mode official available in melpa
  • @marsam's nix-mode
  • nix-buffer
• Vim
  • vim-nix

Usage:

{ # /etc/nixos/configuration.nix
  environment.systemPackages = [
    (pkgs.vim_configurable.customize {                                                                                                                                                                                                     
      name = "vim";                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
      vimrcConfig.packages.myplugins = with pkgs.vimPlugins; {                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
        start = [ vim-nix ]; # load plugin on startup                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
      };                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
    })
  ];
}

• IntelliJ IDEA
  • nix-idea
• Eclipse
  • nix-eclipse - development stopped in 2010
• Sublime Text
  • sublime-nix
• Atom
  • atom-nix
• Visual Studio Code
  • vscode-nix
• Howl
  • howl-nix
• Far2l
  • [1]

Custom Nix Editors

• nano - simple SH