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mgmicro
Free

Free software with files under public domain, ISC and BSD licenses.

 Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Small terminal editor with Emacs-compatible editing
  • Portable across Unix-like systems
  • Common keybindings, so there is nothing to learn before editing a file
  • A single static binary with no dependencies or external files
  • Does not support UTF-8
  • Not an IDE; no language server support or project tooling
  • The plugin ecosystem is small
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: ISC, BSD-2-Clause, BSD-3-Clause, BSD-4-Clause, Public Domain License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 8, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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