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moe – command-line editor inspired by Vim

moe is a command line based editor inspired by Vim written in Nim.

This project’s goals are easily customizable, high productivity, user friendly, and high performance editor.

This is free and open source software.

Features include:

  • Adopt GapBuffer
  • UTF-8 and other encodings support (Incomplete)
  • Vim like mode (Normal, Insert, Visual, Replace, Ex, Filer)
  • Vim like keybinds
  • Infinite undo/redo
  • Syntax highlighting:
    • C
    • C++
    • C#
    • Haskell
    • Java
    • JavaScript
    • Markdown
    • Nim
    • Python
    • Rust
    • Shell languages:
      • Bash
    • TOML
    • YAML
    • JSON
  • Auto-complete
  • Configuration file (TOML)
  • Configuration mode
  • Live reload of the configuration file
  • Vertical/Horizontal split window
  • Tab line
  • Indentation lines
  • Auto close/delete paren
  • Simple auto indent
  • Incremental search
  • Auto save
  • Suggestions in ex mode
  • TrueColor (24bit color)
  • VSCode themes
  • Build on save
  • Multiple status line
  • QuickRun
  • Automatic backups
  • Highlight current words
  • Highlight/Delete trailing spaces
  • Vim like register
  • Git support
  • Syntax checker
    • Nim
  • Macros
  • Language Server Protocol (WIP)
    • Completion
    • Diagnostics
    • Signature Help
    • Inlay Hints
    • Inline Value
    • Hover
    • Goto definition
    • Find References
    • Call Hierarchy
    • Document Highlight
    • Document Link
    • Code Lens
    • Document Formatting
    • Rename
    • Semantic Tokens
    • Folding Range
    • Selection Range
    • Document Symbol

Website: github.com/fox0430/moe
Support:
Developer: Shuu
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

moe in action
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moe is written in Nim. Learn Nim with our recommended free tutorials.

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