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HelixLunarVim
Free

Free and open source under the MPL 2.0.

 Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence, funded by donations.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Language server and tree-sitter support without installing anything
  • Selection-first editing makes multiple cursors a first-class tool
  • IDE features such as LSP, debugging and fuzzy finding out of the box
  • Built-in plugins can be toggled individually in config.lua
  • No plugin system, so anything missing stays missing
  • Selection-first keys are genuinely different from Vim muscle memory
  • Requires Neovim and some familiarity with modal editing
  • Opinionated defaults may conflict with an existing Neovim workflow
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MPL-2.0 License: GPL-3.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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