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

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