red is a modern modal text editor. It offers a Vim-inspired editing model together with code-oriented features such as Language Server Protocol integration, Tree-sitter syntax highlighting, configurable themes, and a JavaScript plugin system designed to extend the editor while keeping the core lightweight.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Provides Normal, Insert, Visual, and Command editing modes.
- Offers Language Server Protocol support for completion, diagnostics, and related editor intelligence.
- Uses Tokio for responsive asynchronous operations.
- Supports JavaScript plugins running in a sandboxed Deno runtime.
- Provides Tree-sitter based syntax highlighting.
- Supports VSCode-compatible themes.
- Cross-platform support – runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: github.com/codersauce/red
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Developer: codersauce
License: MIT License
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