# curlpipe/ox

The simple but flexible text editor

Repository: https://github.com/curlpipe/ox
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ox
Language: Rust
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: rust, editor, editors, ox, terminal, terminal-based, tui, crossterm
Last push: 2026-04-23T01:28:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 69/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 78, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2227, "days_push": 133, "days_rel": 538, "gap_med": 5, "n_releases_24m": 26}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3735, forks 121 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:15.780613+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, terminal-ui, plugin-system
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: tui, rust, lua-configuration, syntax-highlighting, multiple-cursors, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- curlpipe/ox (main) score 69

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:15.780613+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 2026-08-29T18:29:11.615355+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/curlpipe/ox (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:15.780613+00:00, sha 710c04d9da62)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.