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3 listings are ranked by release freshness and adoption until verified reviews arrive; then review quality, volume and vendor responsiveness join the score. Open any row to see its receipt. See the formula

  • 2 fresh released in the last 90 days
  • 0 aging no release for 90 to 179 days
  • 1 stale no release for 180 days or more

3 ranked listings

  1. Visual Studio Code (Code - OSS)

    Source repository of the Code - OSS editor, with debugging, Git integration and an extension API.

    Microsoft No reviews yet Open source
    Updated 3 days ago
    1 94.0 =
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    Rank receipt: Visual Studio Code (Code - OSS)
    #2 overall · #1 in category
    94.0/100
    1. Release freshness +50.0 100.0 × 50%
    2. Adoption signals +44.0 88.1 × 50%
    Data from GitHub Last sync Computed on Sponsorship weight 0%, never counted Read the full formula
  2. Neovim

    Vim-based text editor with Lua scripting, a built-in LSP client and an embeddable API.

    Neovim No reviews yet Open source
    Updated 27 days ago
    2 91.8 =
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    Rank receipt: Neovim
    #16 overall · #2 in category
    91.8/100
    1. Release freshness +50.0 100.0 × 50%
    2. Adoption signals +41.8 83.5 × 50%
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  3. Helix

    Modal terminal text editor with selection-first editing, tree-sitter and built-in LSP support.

    Helix Editor No reviews yet Open source
    Stale: 428 days without a release
    3 38.9 =
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    Rank receipt: Helix
    #170 overall · #3 in category
    38.9/100
    1. Release freshness +0.0 0.0 × 50%
    2. Adoption signals +38.9 77.8 × 50%
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