mle
A flexible terminal text editor with syntax highlighting, multiple cursors, and Lua extensibility.
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About mle
mle is a small terminal-based text editor written in C. Its features include UTF-8 support, syntax highlighting, window splitting, regex search and replace, macros, and multiple cursors. Lua scripting and a configurable rc file provide ways to extend and customize it.
It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows through Cygwin or WSL, and other systems. It supports large files and can use familiar command-line tools for navigation and file search.
Strengths
- Syntax highlighting, multiple cursors, and window splitting
- Lua extensibility and configurable key maps
- Supports large files and UTF-8
Limitations
- Requires terminal use
- Windows use requires Cygwin or WSL
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under the Apache-2.0 license.
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Developer
- The mle contributors
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Developers who want a configurable terminal editor with a small codebase
- Categories
- Code editors, Terminals
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the Homebrew formula
- Sources