Nev is a fast, keyboard-driven text editor written in Nim that runs in the terminal and in a GUI. It combines ideas from Neovim, Helix, and Zed with builtin developer tools like Git integration, Treesitter syntax highlighting, LSP support, DAP debugging, and WASM plugins.
I'm developing Nev for fun and only work on it in my free time. Use at your own risk!
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Download the latest release or build from source.
Open a file or directory from the command line:
nev . # Open the current directory
nev myfile.py # Open a specific fileCheck out the cheatsheet and getting started guide for more info.
- Nev currently only supports saving files as
UTF-8and without carriage return in line separators. - Language servers and debug adapters have to be installed manually at the moment; Treesitter parsers require Emscripten
Nev is still relatively new, so many things are still missing or need improvement. If you want to contribute, check out CONTRIBUTING.md.
There is also a Discord server where you can ask questions.
This project is licensed under the MIT License.




