Command-line tool

kakoune

brew/kakoune

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Selection-based modal text editor

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install kakoune

Linux

brew install kakoune

Open a file and enter normal mode, to execute commands

kak path/to/file

Enter insert mode from normal mode, to write text into the file

<i>

Escape insert mode, to go back to normal mode

<Esc>

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