curlpipe/ox

Health v2 · maintenance only

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3735 stars · 121 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Ox is a terminal-based text editor written in Rust, built from the ground up as an alternative to vim, nano, and micro. It offers syntax highlighting, multiple cursors, splits, a file tree, embedded terminals, and deep configurability via Lua with a plugin system.

Use cases

• edit code in the terminal without leaving the keyboard
• a lightweight vim alternative with modern defaults
• configure a terminal editor with Lua
• extend my editor with plugins like git integration or AI assistance
• edit multiple files with splits and a file tree
• record macros and use multiple cursors in the terminal

When to choose

• you want a lightweight, configurable terminal editor that works out of the box
• you prefer Lua-based configuration and a plugin ecosystem
• you need features like multiple cursors, splits, and embedded terminals in a TUI

When to avoid

• you need a GUI editor or IDE with debugging and LSP-heavy tooling
• you want an editor with a large established ecosystem like vim or neovim
• you need remote pair-editing or modal editing conventions identical to vim

Facets

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editor terminal-ui plugin-system text-editors developer-tools windows cli cross-platform tui rust lua-configuration syntax-highlighting multiple-cursors command-line linux macos

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