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Top 23 C text-editor Projects
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Vis editor [0] also has multicursor and powerful sam's structural regular expression
[0]: https://github.com/martanne/vis
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dte
A small, configurable terminal text editor (mirrored from https://gitlab.com/craigbarnes/dte) (by craigbarnes)
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nano-win
GNU nano text editor for Windows [WARNING: The master branch is constantly rebased and force-pushed so don't expect it to be steady!! -end WARNING]
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FreeOberon
Cross-platform IDE for development in Oberon programming language made in the classical FreePascal-like pseudo-graphic style.
Project mention: FreeOberon – Open-Source, Cross-Platform, Free Pascal/Turbo Pascal-Like Language | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-06-11 -
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sudo apt install cmake qtbase5-dev liblua5.4-dev build-essential git clone https://github.com/dexter-xd/loom.git cd loom ./scripts/build_release.sh ./scripts/run_loom.sh
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g
g: A portable general purpose programmable text editor with calculator and macro facility. (by johnsonjh)
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nano-ycmd
Modded GNU Nano using ycmd code completion and IntelliSense. The ycmd code completion support for nano is found in the ymcd-code-completion branch.
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ekilo
eKilo is a super lightweight terminal text editor based on the original kilo editor with enhanced functions.
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NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
C text-editor discussion
C text-editor related posts
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Show HN: An opinionated fork of micro, built for vibe coders who enjoy code
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Vis – Combining Modal Editing with Structural Regular Expressions
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When did people favor composition over inheritance?
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My Ed(1) Toolbox
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KDE is now my favorite desktop
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Geany VS XediX - a user suggested alternative
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Understanding the Origins and the Evolution of Vi and Vim
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Index
What are some of the best open-source text-editor projects in C? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | vis | 4,644 |
| 2 | Geany | 3,655 |
| 3 | mle | 945 |
| 4 | ded | 698 |
| 5 | mg | 565 |
| 6 | nano-for-windows | 316 |
| 7 | dte | 236 |
| 8 | nano-win | 233 |
| 9 | FreeOberon | 221 |
| 10 | ptext | 212 |
| 11 | texterm | 85 |
| 12 | loom | 83 |
| 13 | tine | 74 |
| 14 | oed | 59 |
| 15 | zimedit | 56 |
| 16 | Newtrodit | 46 |
| 17 | g | 42 |
| 18 | joe | 42 |
| 19 | nano-ycmd | 39 |
| 20 | ce | 30 |
| 21 | Xenon-text-editor | 17 |
| 22 | ekilo | 12 |
| 23 | keystance | 6 |
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