helix-editor /helix
A post-modern modal text editor.
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Stars46,787
Forks3,987
Open issues1,783
Avg. stars / day20faster than 22% of Rust
LanguageRust
LicenseMPL-2.0
CreatedJun 1, 2020
Last activitySep 29, 2026
Momentum
starts with the second daily updateRepocharts records a data point every day. Growth figures appear from tomorrow on.
Stars over time
tracked daily since Nov 5, 202646,787 stars today. This graph fills in as daily data points come in.
Chart positions
November 5, 2026| Chart | Rank | Prev. | Peak | Days on chart | At this rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rust | #36 · | – | #36 | 1 | 1 day |
Rank history
last 90 days, #1 at the topThe rank history appears after the second daily update.
Compared with the Rust chart
bar = this repo, line = chart medianStars46.8k77% of median
Forks4.0k96% of median
Avg. stars per day2057% of median
Open issues1.8k3.2× median
Commit activity
703 commits in the last 52 weeksSimilar repositories
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Cite and share
According to Repocharts, helix-editor/helix ranks #36 in the Rust ranking on November 5, 2026.