# microsoft/edit

We all edit.

Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/edit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/edit
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: editor, rust, text-editor, terminal
Last push: 2026-08-26T23:44:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 69, longevity 37
- inputs: {"age_days": 530, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 127, "gap_med": 69.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 14500, forks 728 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:07.150013+00:00)

## What it is
A simple terminal-based text editor from Microsoft that pays homage to the classic MS-DOS Editor, built in Rust. It offers a modern interface with VS Code-like input controls, designed to be accessible even to users unfamiliar with terminals.

## Use cases
- edit text files in the terminal
- a simple editor for quick file edits on windows
- beginner-friendly terminal text editor
- modern replacement for the classic MS-DOS Editor
- lightweight editor for linux and macos terminals
- edit config files without learning vim

## When to choose
- you want a simple, approachable terminal editor with menus and familiar VS Code-style keybindings
- you need a default console editor on Windows similar to the old MS-DOS edit
- you or your users are not comfortable with modal editors like vim or emacs

## When to avoid
- you need a full-featured IDE or extensible editor like VS Code or Neovim
- you need advanced features like LSP integration, plugins, or split panes
- you work exclusively in non-interactive or scripted editing pipelines where a stream editor like sed is better

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, terminal-ui, cli
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cli
- tags: text-editor, ms-dos-editor, rust, tui, beginner-friendly, microsoft, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- microsoft/edit (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:07.150013+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:12:31.224610+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/microsoft/edit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:07.150013+00:00, sha 3f49eed9986c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.