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Ox vs micro: catalog facts
Ox	micro
Free Free to download, with optional sponsorship through Patreon.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Independent editor written in Rust Configurable through a configuration file	Common keybindings, so there is nothing to learn before editing a file A single static binary with no dependencies or external files
Last release was in March 2025 Smaller community than Vim, Neovim or Helix	Not an IDE; no language server support or project tooling The plugin ecosystem is small
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
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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