micro
A modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor
INSTALLATION
$ brew install micro$ curl https://getmic.ro | bash$ sudo apt install micro$ sudo pacman -S micro$ sudo dnf install micro$ sudo snap install micro --classic$ winget install zyedidia.micro
DESCRIPTION
micro is a terminal-based text editor that aims to be easy to use and intuitive, while also taking advantage of the capabilities of modern terminals. It comes as a single, batteries-included, static binary with no dependencies; you can download and use it right now!
As its name indicates, micro aims to be somewhat of a successor to the nano editor by being easy to install and use. It strives to be enjoyable as a full-time editor for people who prefer to work in a terminal, or those who regularly edit files over SSH.
DETAILS
- Repository
- micro-editor/micro (2026-11-09)
- Website
micro-editor.github.io/
- Author
- micro-editor
- License
- MIT
- Category
- Text Editors
- Language
- Go
- Platforms
- Linux, macOS, Windows
- Version
- v2.0.15 (2025-12-31)
- Repo Age
- 10 years old
STAR HISTORY
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SEE ALSO
- micro is a modern alternative to nano
- Featured in Terminal text editors
- Featured in CLI and TUI tools for Windows
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