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Helix vs Ox: catalog facts
Helix	Ox
Free Free and open source under the MPL 2.0.	Free Free to download, with optional sponsorship through Patreon.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Language server and tree-sitter support without installing anything Selection-first editing makes multiple cursors a first-class tool	Independent editor written in Rust Configurable through a configuration file
No plugin system, so anything missing stays missing Selection-first keys are genuinely different from Vim muscle memory	Last release was in March 2025 Smaller community than Vim, Neovim or Helix
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MPL-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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