Helix is a modern modal editor

Helix is a modal editor: instead of holding modifier keys, you switch between modes — one for moving around and running commands, one for typing text. Modal editing is the superpower behind Vim’s legendary efficiency, and Helix delivers it in a modern package: a single binary with syntax highlighting, language intelligence, and multiple cursors built in. No plugins required.

Helix is so self-contained that it’s even possible to embed a full editor instance within a web page! That’s what we’ve done here with helix-wasm — the editor below is not an emulator or a lookalike. Click into it and poke around.