Command-line tool

orbiton

brew/orbiton

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Fast and config-free text editor and IDE limited by VT100

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install orbiton

Linux

brew install orbiton

Open a file in editor

o path/to/file

Open a file as read-only

o -m path/to/file

Save the file

<Ctrl s>

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