# ilai-deutel/kibi

A text editor in ≤1024 lines of code, written in Rust

Repository: https://github.com/ilai-deutel/kibi
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kibi
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: text-editor, rust, terminal, utf-8, syntax-highlighting, 1024, tui, editors, editor, console
Last push: 2026-08-09T16:46:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 87/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 68, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2396, "days_push": 24, "days_rel": 213, "gap_med": 21, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1936, forks 113 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:56.962413+00:00)

## What it is
Kibi is a terminal-based text editor written in Rust that fits in at most 1024 lines of code. It supports syntax highlighting, search, and UTF-8, and runs on Linux, macOS, Windows 10, and WASI.

## Use cases
- edit files in the terminal
- a tiny text editor with syntax highlighting
- learn how a text editor works by reading its source
- a minimal vi/nano alternative in Rust
- edit text over ssh in a console

## When to choose
- you want a small, readable terminal editor codebase to study or hack on
- you need a lightweight editor with syntax highlighting and search
- you want a minimal editor with few dependencies

## When to avoid
- you need a full-featured editor like vim or emacs
- you need a GUI editor
- you need extensibility via plugins or scripting

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: editor
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: terminal-ui, tui, rust, syntax-highlighting, utf-8, minimalist, 1024-lines, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- ilai-deutel/kibi (main) score 87

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:56.962413+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 2026-08-30T03:08:25.977592+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ilai-deutel/kibi (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:56.962413+00:00, sha c1b0e5cd1af5)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/kibi (fetched 2026-08-29T10:47:38.765554+00:00, sha 8e06de8efb25)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.