sinelaw/fresh

Health v2 · maintenance only

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8533 stars · 317 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Fresh is a terminal-based text editor and IDE written in Rust that offers VS Code-like UX (familiar keybindings, mouse support, command palette, LSP) with zero configuration. It handles multi-gigabyte files efficiently and includes features like multi-cursor editing, git review, SSH remote editing, and an Orchestrator for managing parallel coding-agent worktree sessions.

Use cases

• edit code in the terminal with a modern IDE-like experience
• open and edit multi-gigabyte files without lag
• run LSP features like go-to-definition and autocomplete in the terminal
• review and stage git diffs from the editor
• edit files on remote servers over SSH
• manage multiple coding agent sessions across git worktrees
• find files and run commands with a fuzzy command palette
• multi-cursor and block editing in the terminal

When to choose

• you want a zero-config terminal editor with familiar VS Code-style keybindings and mouse support
• you need to edit very large files quickly in a terminal
• you want LSP, git review, and an integrated terminal in one TUI app
• you work over SSH and need responsive remote editing
• you juggle multiple tasks or AI coding agents across git worktrees

When to avoid

• you need a full graphical IDE with debugger UI and visual tooling
• you prefer modal editors like Vim/Neovim with a large plugin ecosystem
• you require GPL-2.0 licensing compatibility to be avoided in your project
• you need extensive third-party plugin availability beyond its TypeScript plugin API

Facets

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