Helix mode in other software #

Helix' keymap and interaction model (Using Helix) is easier to adopt if it can be used consistently in many editing contexts. Yet, certain use cases cannot easily be addressed directly in Helix. Similar to vim, this leads to the creation of "Helix mode" in various other software products, allowing Helix-style editing for a greater variety of use cases.

"Helix mode" is frequently still in early stages or missing entirely. For such cases, we also link to relevant bugs or discussions.

Other editors #

Editor	Plugin or feature providing Helix editing	Comments
Vim	helix.vim config
IntelliJ IDEA / Android Studio	IdeaVim plugin + helix.idea.vim config	Minimum recommended version is IdeaVim 2.19.0.
Visual Studio	VsVim plugin + helix.vs.vim config
Visual Studio Code	Dance extension, or its Helix fork	The Helix fork has diverged. You can also use the original Dance and tweak its keybindings directly (try this config).
Visual Studio Code	Helix for VS Code extension
Zed	native via keybindings (Bug)
CodeMirror	codemirror-helix
Lite XL	lite-modal-hx
Lapce		Requested: https://github.com/lapce/lapce/issues/281

Shells #

Shell	Plugin or feature providing Helix editing
Fish	Feature Request
Fish	fish-helix
Zsh	helix-zsh or zsh-helix-mode
Nushell	Feature Request

Other software #

Software	Plugin or feature providing Helix editing.	Comments
Obsidian	Obsidian-Helix	Uses `codemirror-helix` listed above.