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A modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor

Micro is a terminal-based text editor that aims to be easy to use and intuitive, while also taking advantage of the full capabilities of modern terminals.

Micro has standard keybindings (Ctrl-s to save, Ctrl-z to undo, Ctrl-q to quit, etc...) and supports a wide variety of features, including:

Syntax highlighting (over 140 languages supported)
Multiple cursors
Configurable keybindings and settings (tab width, tabs vs. spaces, diff gutter, etc...)
Built-in terminal emulator
Splits and tabs
Automatic linting and commenting via Lua plugins
Plugin manager to download additional Lua plugins other users have made
And much more!

For more information, please visit the project website at https://micro-editor.github.io, or the development page at https://github.com/zyedidia/micro.

Details for micro

License

Last updated

1 August 2022 - latest/stable
24 April 2024 - latest/edge

Websites

github.com

Contact

zyedidia@gmail.com

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