rxi/lite
A lightweight text editor written in Lua observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2440
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1078
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
8224 stars · 383 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
lite is a lightweight text editor written mostly in Lua, aiming to be practical, small, fast, and easy to modify or extend. It supports plugins and color themes through companion repositories and runs on Windows and Linux.
Use cases
- lightweight code editor for windows and linux
- small fast text editor written in lua
- extensible editor with plugin support
- minimal editor easy to customize
- editor with custom color themes
When to choose
- you want a tiny, fast editor with minimal resource usage
- you want to hack on or extend an editor in Lua
- you prefer simplicity over a full IDE
When to avoid
- you need heavy IDE features like debugging or refactoring
- you need macOS support out of the box
- you want a large built-in feature set without plugins
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
editor plugin-system theme text-editors developer-tools cross-platform windows lua lightweight-editor lua-editor extensible minimalist code-editor linux desktop
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/rxi/lite · fetched 2026-08-28 · 30fa9237a10b
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| rxi/lite | main | 23 |
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