# vlang/ved

1 MB text editor written in V with hardware accelerated text rendering. Compiles in <1s.

Repository: https://github.com/vlang/ved
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ved
Language: V
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: v, text-editor
Last push: 2026-02-15T22:13:12+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 53/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 67, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2748, "days_push": 199, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1475, forks 84 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:49.772699+00:00)

## What it is
Ved is a small (~1 MB) cross-platform graphical text editor written in V with hardware-accelerated text rendering that compiles in under a second. It offers fast editing of large files, syntax highlighting, a WIP Vim mode, git integration, split view, and a built-in Pomodoro time management system.

## Use cases
- edit large files with hundreds of thousands of lines without lag
- a lightweight fast text editor that compiles in under a second
- a minimal editor with vim keybindings
- a text editor with built-in pomodoro time tracking
- a cross-platform editor with git integration and fuzzy file finder
- a tiny editor binary under 1 MB

## When to choose
- you want an extremely small, fast editor and don't mind pre-alpha instability
- you work with very large files and need lag-free scrolling with syntax highlighting
- you're interested in the V language ecosystem and want a native V application

## When to avoid
- you need a stable, production-ready daily driver editor
- you require full vim emulation, word wrap, or mature plugin ecosystems
- you need extensive IDE features like debugging or refactoring

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: experimental
- function: editor, graphics
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows
- tags: text-editor, v-language, hardware-accelerated, vim-mode, pomodoro, syntax-highlighting, fuzzy-finder, git-integration, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- vlang/ved (main) score 53

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:49.772699+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 2026-08-30T04:34:31.688574+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vlang/ved (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:49.772699+00:00, sha 0c9ebfe808a2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.