micro-editor/micro

Health v2 · maintenance only

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29442 stars · 1350 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Micro is a terminal-based text editor written in Go that aims to be an easy-to-use, intuitive successor to nano. It ships as a single static binary with no dependencies and includes features like multiple cursors, syntax highlighting for 130+ languages, splits/tabs, mouse support, and a Lua plugin system.

Use cases

• edit files over ssh in a terminal
• replace nano with a more modern terminal editor
• terminal text editor with syntax highlighting
• lightweight editor with no dependencies
• edit code with multiple cursors in the terminal
• full-time terminal-based coding editor

When to choose

• you want a terminal editor that works out of the box with common keybindings
• you need a single static binary for quick installation on servers or over SSH
• you want nano-like simplicity with modern features like multiple cursors and plugins

When to avoid

• you need a full IDE with debugging, refactoring, and LSP integration
• you prefer modal editors like Vim/Neovim with their ecosystem
• you need a GUI editor

Facets

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editor cli plugin-system developer-tools text-editors developer-tools cross-platform windows bsd cli cross-platform terminal-editor nano-alternative syntax-highlighting multiple-cursors lua-plugins static-binary ssh-friendly command-line linux macos

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