# helix-editor — developer ecosystem report

- GitHub org: `helix-editor`
- Category: dev_tool
- Overall score: 45.0 / 100
- Overall rank: #343
- Last refreshed: 2026-09-18

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score / 100 | Rank | Weight in overall |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Code & Polish | 51.0 | #419 | ~22% |
| Education | 51.0 | #763 | ~18% |
| AI readiness | 8.0 | #929 | part of Reach |
| Builder experience | 0.0 | #1 | ~12% |
| Community | 75.0 | #11 | ~16% |
| Reach | 28.0 | #779 | ~18% |
| Momentum | 30.0 | #486 | ~14% |

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/helix-editor
- Website: https://helixeditor.com
- Docs: https://helixeditor.com/documentation

## Public GitHub totals

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Repos analyzed | 11 |
| Stars | 48,278 |
| Forks | 3,925 |
| Open issues | 1,722 |
| Contributors | — |

## Top repositories

| Repo | Stars | Language | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [helix](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix) | 46,261 | Rust | A post-modern modal text editor. |
| [nucleo](https://github.com/helix-editor/nucleo) | 1,502 | Rust | A fast and convenient fuzzy matcher library for rust |
| [spellbook](https://github.com/helix-editor/spellbook) | 144 | Rust | A Hunspell-compatible spellchecking Rust library |
| [tree-house](https://github.com/helix-editor/tree-house) | 118 | Rust | Cozy Rust bindings to the tree-sitter C library and a robust highlighter |
| [termina](https://github.com/helix-editor/termina) | 93 | Rust | A cross-platform VT manipulation library |
| [filesentry](https://github.com/helix-editor/filesentry) | 55 | Rust | A reliable and performant cached directory tree in rust that can notify changes without dropping events |
| [regex-cursor](https://github.com/helix-editor/regex-cursor) | 49 | Rust | Port of the regex crate for use with ropes |
| [website](https://github.com/helix-editor/website) | 37 | CSS | Website for Helix |
| [tree-sitter](https://github.com/helix-editor/tree-sitter) | 5 | Rust | An incremental parsing system for programming tools |
| [homebrew-helix](https://github.com/helix-editor/homebrew-helix) | 5 | — | A homebrew tap for helix |
| [crossterm](https://github.com/helix-editor/crossterm) | 1 | Rust | Cross platform terminal library rust (Helix soft fork) |

## Methodology

Scores are computed from public signals only (GitHub, package registries, docs sites, community platforms). Pillar definitions: https://www.smoower.com/docs.md

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