Helix

• Website
• GitHub
• 33k stars
• Rust based vim re-write
• More integrated
• Subreddit
• AUR package: helix
• helix-vim A Vim-like configuration for Helix (key bindings etc.)
• Docs
  • Language Server Configurations
• Log file ~/.cache/helix/helix.log

Compared to Neovim / Leazvim

• Migrating from Vim
• No official Plugin system so far (see below for current state)
• Other features missing
  • Natively testrunner

Steel plugin fork

• Unofficial Helix fork which includes a plugin system based on steel
  • Build instructions
  • Not packaged for Arch/AUR yet
• Add Steel as an optional plugin system
  • Helix maintainers want to merge it but unsure if/when this happens
• Plugin lists
  • Helix Editor Plugins
  • helixplugins.xyz

Config

• Configuration
• Config file: ~/.config/helix/config.toml

Setup

Fetch and install LSP grammars:

hx --grammar fetch
hx --grammar build

Show health information:

hx --health

Usage

hx --tutor