micro
A terminal editor with the keybindings you already know: Ctrl-S to save, Ctrl-C to copy, Ctrl-Z to undo.
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3 more ways to get micro
Package managers
- Chocolatey
choco install micro - Homebrew
brew install micro - Flathub
flatpak install flathub io.github.zyedidia.micro
About micro
micro is a successor to nano in spirit. It is one static binary with no dependencies, so you can drop it on a server and use it immediately, and its keybindings are the common ones rather than a scheme you have to learn: Ctrl-S saves, Ctrl-C copies, Ctrl-V pastes, Ctrl-Z undoes.
It is more capable than nano too: multiple cursors, splits and tabs, a plugin system, colour schemes, and genuinely good mouse support including drag selection, double-click to select a word and triple-click for a line. A nano-style menu across the bottom reminds you of the bindings.
Strengths
- Common keybindings, so there is nothing to learn before editing a file
- A single static binary with no dependencies or external files
- Multiple cursors, splits and tabs, which nano does not have
- Excellent mouse support including drag selection and double or triple click
Limitations
- Not an IDE; no language server support or project tooling
- The plugin ecosystem is small
- Windows works but the project notes Mingw and Cygwin are a different matter
- Large files are slower than in editors designed around them
Details
- Pricing
- Free · Free and open source under the MIT licence.
- License
- MIT
- Developer
- micro
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Editing files over SSH without learning vim or fighting nano
- Categories
- Code and text editors
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the TechWalrus downloads catalog (Editors); facts checked against the developer's own pages, 3 sources on file.