ITitsn0tm3·Mar 7, 2026
There is also evil-helix [0] a helix fork with vim bindings.
Maybe that‘s something you would enjoy :)
[0] https://github.com/usagi-flow/evil-helix
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11 sourcesThere’s also a fork called evil helix that uses more VIM-like bindings: https://github.com/usagi-flow/evil-helix
Helix has been my daily driver for a few years now, and it’s extremely familiar if you’re coming from the LazyVim setup for NeoVim. I make a few mistakes here and there if I have to use tools with just basic VI binds, but you learn to juggle them both.
The config is very well documented and it would be simple to rebind things too.
Hope you give it a shot!
In Beginner-friendly, unofficial documentation for Helix text editorYou can try evil helix [1], so your muscle memory won't be affected.
[1] https://github.com/usagi-flow/evil-helix
In From VS Code to HelixAsk and you shall receive
https://github.com/usagi-flow/evil-helix
In From VS Code to HelixI tried to use helix as a vim user, but couldn't get used to the key binds. However I recently found evil-helix, and it's a joy. https://github.com/usagi-flow/evil-helix
In The Helix Text Editor (2024)Bringing the Helix editor to the evil side
1 points · Open discussionFYI (for OP): check this fork out https://github.com/usagi-flow/evil-helix
In Helix Editor 25.07Maybe Evil-Helix[0] is what's called for. Still seems like it has lots of edges.
[0]https://github.com/usagi-flow/evil-helix
In Helix Editor 25.07Helix is great and includes a lot of stuff out of the box (file pickers, syntax highlighting, linting etc) without any configuration or installing plugins (contrary to vim or neovim).
I would definitely use it but the main disadvantage is that some keybindings work differently than vim. I understand that the keybindings may be better that the vim ones but after years of using vim I expect "x" in normal mode to delete the character under the cursor or "d" to wait for the motion before deleting anything. When this does not happen I get confused and angry. I think this would be a problem with most people that are using vim; it's very difficult to change your habits especially since you can't ever escape from vim because of its ubiquity.
Thankfully, some good people have released evil-helix, a soft fork of Helix which introduces Vim keybindin
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gs https://github.com/usagi-flow/evil-helix ; I tried it and it works great so I'll totally recommend it to people that have my problems.
As a final notice, helix (and evil-helix) works great in Windows (cmd). No need to install rust or anything. Get the .exe and you're gtg.
Looking forward to the new file picker! Now to wait for evilhelix (https://github.com/usagi-flow/evil-helix) to sync with upstream
In Helix Editor 25.07Evil-helix: bringing the Helix editor to the evil side
3 points · Open discussion