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Ferrite
Rust2026–2026
OlaProeis / Ferrite
Ferrite
A fast, lightweight text editor for Markdown, JSON, YAML, and TOML files. Built with Rust and egui for a native, responsive experience.
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What it is
A fast, lightweight text editor for Markdown, JSON, YAML, and TOML files. Built with Rust and egui for a native, responsive experience.
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The discussion centers on the tension between leveraging AI for rapid development and maintaining architectural control, with users debating whether manual implementation of complex systems remains valuable for learning. A significant sub-thread highlights the severe financial impact large language models have on content creators, sparking debate over potential mitigation strategies.
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Observed mentions: 2026-01-11 01:50:01 UTC to 2026-01-11 14:52:52 UTC.
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
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| Jan 11, 01:00 | 2026-01-11 01:00:00 UTC | 2026-01-11 02:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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What Hacker News says
5 sourcesOLOlaProis·Jan 11, 2026
v0.2.2 just released — addressing several issues raised in this thread:
- CJK font support 1 — Korean/Chinese/Japanese characters now render properly
- CLI improvements (#9, #10) — ferrite file.md now works, plus --version and --help flags
- Undo/redo fixes 2 — Fixed scroll reset and focus issues
- Default view mode setting 3 — Can now set split/preview as default
- Configurable log level 4 — Reduce stderr noise
- Ubuntu 22.04 compatibility 5 — .deb now works on 22.04+
Thanks to everyone who reported issues! Download: https://github.com/OlaProeis/Ferrite/releases/tag/v0.2.2
In Show HN: Ferrite – Markdown editor in Rust with native Mermaid diagram renderingDoesn't install on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS due to dependecy problems. Filed a bug: https://github.com/OlaProeis/Ferrite/issues/6
In Show HN: Ferrite – Markdown editor in Rust with native Mermaid diagram rendering(not associated, just looked at the code - no js interpreter)
https://github.com/OlaProeis/Ferrite/blob/master/src/markdow...
In Show HN: Ferrite – Markdown editor in Rust with native Mermaid diagram renderingLooks like it’s currently a subset of mermaid natively in rust https://github.com/OlaProeis/Ferrite/blob/master/src/markdow...
In Show HN: Ferrite – Markdown editor in Rust with native Mermaid diagram renderingShow HN: Ferrite – Markdown editor in Rust with native Mermaid diagram rendering
Ferrite: Fast Markdown/Text/Code editor in Rust with native Mermaid diagrams
Built a Markdown editor using Rust + egui. v0.2.1 just dropped with major Mermaid improvements:
→ Native Mermaid diagrams - Flowcharts, sequence, state, ER, git graphs - pure Rust, no JS
→ Split view - Raw + rendered side-by-side with sync scrolling
→ Syntax highlighting - 40+ languages with large file optimization
→ JSON/YAML/TOML tree viewer - Structured editing with expand/collapse
→ Git integration - File tree shows modified/staged/untracked status
Also: minimap, zen mode, auto-save, session restore, code folding indicators.
~15MB binary, instant startup. Windows/Linux/macOS.
GitHub: https://github.com/OlaProeis/Ferrite
v0.2.2 coming soon with performance improvements for large files. Looking for feedback!
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