# rxi/lite

A lightweight text editor written in Lua

Repository: https://github.com/rxi/lite
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/lite
Language: Lua
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-09-20T16:35:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2440, "days_push": 1078, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8224, forks 383 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:19.690420+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: editor, plugin-system, theme
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, lua
- tags: lightweight-editor, lua-editor, extensible, minimalist, code-editor, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- rxi/lite (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:19.690420+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 2026-08-29T17:29:31.282871+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rxi/lite (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:19.690420+00:00, sha 30fa9237a10b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.