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Description: helix-editor/helix is a Rust repo with 108,689 lines written. helix is built with Tokio.

# What's inside helix-editor/helix

helix-editor/helix is a Rust repo with 108,689 lines written. helix is built with Tokio.

Its description on GitHub: “A post-modern modal text editor.”

Rust · MPL-2.0 · 46,818 stars · GitHub: https://github.com/helix-editor/helix

Read on November 6, 2026, at commit ba40e54.

## More on this repo

- [What is helix built with?](https://seerepo.com/r/helix-editor/helix/built): helix is built with Tokio.
- [How much of helix did AI write?](https://seerepo.com/r/helix-editor/helix/ai): No AI tool signed any of the 7,621 commits of helix.

## In figures

- 108,689 lines written: The ones people and agents wrote: product, tests, schemas and tooling. Generated code doesn’t count.
- 215 files: The same as the lines: product, tests, schemas and tooling. What’s generated doesn’t count.
- 80 test files: The files that test the code.
- 5 technologies: Each service with the file and line that prove it.

SeeRepo read the facts in its code and kept none of it. AI only helps sort its packages and folders by their names, and never sees its code.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is helix-editor/helix?

helix-editor/helix is a Rust repo with 108,689 lines written. Its description on GitHub: “A post-modern modal text editor.”

The proof: [its page on GitHub](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix)

### What is helix built with?

helix is built with Tokio.

The proof: [each service with its file and line](https://seerepo.com/r/helix-editor/helix/built)

### What license does helix have?

helix is released under the MPL-2.0 license.

The proof: [its page on GitHub](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix)

### How many stars does helix have on GitHub?

helix had 46,818 stars on GitHub on November 6, 2026.

The proof: [its page on GitHub](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix)

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## What is your repo built with?

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