# micro-editor/micro

A modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor

Repository: https://github.com/micro-editor/micro
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/micro
Homepage: https://micro-editor.github.io
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: micro, text-editor, editor, command-line, go, golang, cross-platform, terminal
Last push: 2026-08-26T00:17:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 31, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3828, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 245, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 29442, forks 1350 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:53.474283+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, cli, plugin-system, developer-tools
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, bsd, cli, cross-platform
- tags: terminal-editor, nano-alternative, syntax-highlighting, multiple-cursors, lua-plugins, static-binary, ssh-friendly, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- micro-editor/micro (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:53.474283+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 2026-08-29T16:53:00.463229+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/micro-editor/micro (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:53.474283+00:00, sha e2a811d56ac2)
  - homepage: https://micro-editor.github.io (fetched 2026-08-29T07:50:06.309233+00:00, sha ac1ff9ff9fe7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.