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License

  • MIT

Last updated

  • 21 October 2023 - latest/stable
  • 8 December 2025 - latest/edge

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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.


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