Code editors, ranked by value — not ad spend

Modal editors measured in milliseconds and megabytes, not gigabytes of Electron.

No paid placement. Ranked by evidence against four principles: transparency, value density, privacy, efficiency. How we rank →

Our pick

Neovim — Vim, refactored for the next 30 years 5.0

#	Tool	T·V·P·E	Index	Type
1	Neovim Vim, refactored for the next 30 years		5.0	self-host	~
2	Helix Post-modern modal editor, batteries included		4.8	self-host	~

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