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neurocyte/flow

Flow Control: a programmer's text editor observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/neurocyte/flow · homepage · Zig · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

82/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 70
  • Longevity 65
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 7
  • age_days: 920
  • days_rel: 200
  • days_push: 7
  • n_releases_24m: 12

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2190 stars · 115 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Flow Control is a fast, terminal-based programmer's text editor written in Zig with tree-sitter syntax highlighting for 70+ languages and preconfigured Language Server Protocol support. It features multi-cursor editing, configurable modal and non-modal keybindings (VS Code, Vim, Emacs, Helix styles), and runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, FreeBSD, and Android.

Use cases

  • edit code in the terminal with fast syntax highlighting
  • use a vim or helix style modal editor with LSP support
  • edit very large files with thousands of cursors
  • get zero-configuration language server integration for many languages
  • use a lightweight vscode-like editor without leaving the terminal
  • customize keybindings across multiple editing modes

When to choose

  • you want a fast TUI editor with modern IDE features like LSP and tree-sitter highlighting
  • you need modal and non-modal keybinding modes in one editor
  • you work across Linux, macOS, Windows, FreeBSD, or Android/Termux
  • you edit very large files and need a performant buffer implementation

When to avoid

  • you need a full GUI IDE with debugging and refactoring tooling
  • you require a mature plugin ecosystem or collaborative editing (still on the roadmap)
  • your terminal lacks 24-bit color or NerdFont support

Facets

application · maturity active

editor terminal-ui developer-tools text-editors developer-tools windows bsd cli cross-platform tui zig tree-sitter language-server-protocol modal-editing multi-cursor syntax-highlighting vim emacs helix command-line linux macos android

4 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
neurocyte/flowmain82

For agents

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