Neovimneovim/neovim
Hyperextensible Vim-based text editorPersonalEditors & IDEsCLI★ 103kcommit 16 hours ago81worth
Open-source alternatives to Helix
24 projects in the catalog share a category with Helix (Editors & IDEs). They are ranked by how closely their categories, platforms and GitHub topics match, then by worth score. Of these, 1 runs with Docker, 18 have a permissive license and 23 had a commit in the last 90 days.
Compare at a glance
| Project | Runs on | Self-host with Docker | License | Stars | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helix (this project) | CLI | Not listed | MPL-2.0 | 46k | |
| Neovim | CLI | Not listed | Custom (read before use) | 103k | |
| LazyVim | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 28k | |
| AstroNvim | CLI | Not listed | GPL-3.0 | 14k | |
| Vim | CLI | Not listed | Vim | 41k | |
| NvChad | CLI | Not listed | GPL-3.0 | 29k | |
| VS Code (Code - OSS) | Desktop | Not listed | MIT | 193k | |
| code-server | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | MIT | 80k | |
| Monaco Editor | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 47k | |
| Tiptap | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 39k | |
| MarkText | Desktop | Not listed | MIT | 62k | |
| Zed | Desktop | Not listed | Custom (read before use) | 91k | |
| VSCodium | Desktop | Not listed | MIT | 33k | |
| Editor.js | Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 32k | |
| VSCodeVim | Extension / plugin | Not listed | MIT | 15k | |
| Lapce | Desktop | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 39k | |
| Neovide | Desktop | Not listed | MIT | 15k | |
| VSCode Neovim | Extension / plugin | Not listed | MIT | 7.8k | |
| Telescope | Extension / plugin | Not listed | MIT | 20k | |
| nvim-treesitter | Extension / plugin | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 14k | |
| Draw.io for VS Code | Extension / plugin | Not listed | GPL-3.0 | 9.5k | |
| Hugo | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 90k | |
| Graphify | CLI, Extension / plugin | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 123k | |
| uv | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 90k | |
| fzf | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 83k |
Command-line tools (9)
LazyVimLazyVim/LazyVim
Neovim setup powered by lazy.nvimPersonalEditors & IDEsCLI★ 28kApache-2.0commit 4 weeks ago77worth
AstroNvimAstroNvim/AstroNvim
Feature-rich Neovim configPersonalEditors & IDEsCLI★ 14kGPL-3.0commit 4 weeks ago75worth
73worth
NvChadNvChad/NvChad
Fast Neovim configurationPersonalEditors & IDEsCLI★ 29kGPL-3.0commit 3 months ago59worth
Hugogohugoio/hugo
Very fast static site generatorPersonalEnterpriseWeb frameworksNotes & docsCLI★ 90kApache-2.0commit 2 days ago90worth
GraphifyGraphify-Labs/graphify
Turn a codebase into a queryable knowledge graphPersonalAgent skillsDeveloper toolsCLIExtension / plugin★ 123kApache-2.0commit 18 hours ago89worth
uvastral-sh/uv
Extremely fast Python package and project managerPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsCLI★ 90kApache-2.0commit 16 hours ago89worth
88worth
Web apps (1)
code-servercoder/code-server
VS Code in the browserPersonalEnterpriseEditors & IDEsWebDocker / self-host★ 80kMITcommit 2 days ago82worth
Desktop apps (6)
VS Code (Code - OSS)microsoft/vscode
The open-source code editor behind Visual Studio CodePersonalEnterpriseEditors & IDEsDesktop★ 193kMITcommit 13 hours ago86worth
MarkTextmarktext/marktext
Simple, elegant Markdown editorPersonalNotes & docsEditors & IDEsDesktop★ 62kMITcommit yesterday80worth
Zedzed-industries/zed
High-performance, multiplayer code editorPersonalEnterpriseEditors & IDEsDesktop★ 91kcommit 13 hours ago78worth
VSCodiumVSCodium/vscodium
VS Code without Microsoft telemetryPersonalEditors & IDEsDesktop★ 33kMITcommit 4 weeks ago78worth
Lapcelapce/lapce
Fast code editor written in RustPersonalEditors & IDEsDesktop★ 39kApache-2.0commit 3 days ago74worth
71worth
Libraries & SDKs (3)
Monaco Editormicrosoft/monaco-editor
The code editor that powers VS CodePersonalEnterpriseEditors & IDEsLibrary / SDK★ 47kMITcommit 19 hours ago82worth
Tiptapueberdosis/tiptap
Headless rich text editor frameworkPersonalEnterpriseWeb frameworksEditors & IDEsLibrary / SDK★ 39kMITcommit yesterday82worth
Editor.jscodex-team/editor.js
Block-style editor with JSON outputPersonalEnterpriseEditors & IDEsLibrary / SDK★ 32kApache-2.0commit 2 weeks ago77worth
Extensions & plugins (5)
VSCodeVimVSCodeVim/Vim
Vim emulation for VS CodePersonalEditors & IDEsExtension / plugin★ 15kMITcommit 14 hours ago75worth
VSCode Neovimvscode-neovim/vscode-neovim
Neovim-powered Vim mode for VS CodePersonalEditors & IDEsExtension / plugin★ 7.8kMITcommit last week71worth
Telescopenvim-telescope/telescope.nvim
Fuzzy finder for NeovimPersonalEditors & IDEsExtension / plugin★ 20kMITcommit 2 months ago65worth
nvim-treesitternvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter
Tree-sitter for NeovimPersonalEditors & IDEsExtension / plugin★ 14kApache-2.0commit 3 days ago64worth
Draw.io for VS Codehediet/vscode-drawio
Draw.io diagrams in VS CodePersonalEditors & IDEsDesign & creativeExtension / plugin★ 9.5kGPL-3.0commit yesterday62worth