Hed is a highly efficient modal text editor which uses keyboard-only actions to edit text.

Why another text editor? Hed has much going for it:

• Lightweight: ~230KB on x64 linux
• Mark editing: operate on regions defined by a mark
• Modal editing: like Vim you know and love
• Intuitive & sane default keybinds: based on finger positions and not on

"first-letter-of-word", etc.

• Just a single executable--no runtimes or external dependencies

Why you shouldn't consider this editor: I made this editor to be as simple and lightweight as possible: if you need:

• An IDE-like editing experience,
• LSP-support,
• tree-sitter,
• Emacs-like customizability,
• GUI, etc

then this editor is not for you.

Keybindings (Normal mode)

Key | Action | Key | Action --- | --------- | --- | --------- i | switch to insert mode | , | open line below cursor w | delete character under cursor | d | set mark | exit editor | f | cut marked region U | scroll page up | c | paste from clipboard M | scroll page down | b | repeat search forward a | goto beginning of line | B | repeat search backward ; | goto end of line | | switch to command mode h | left | | save file j | down | / | switch to search mode k | up | gg | goto first row l | right | G | goto last row o | forward word | e | undo n | backward word | E | redo

Maybe:

< -> open line above cursor s -> undo / redo

Keybindings (Insert mode)

Key | Action | Key | Action --- | ------------ | --- | ------------ | delete character to the left of cursor | | indent | left | | right | up | | down esc | switch to normal mode | |