Software Alternatives & Startups

Vis

A vi-like editor based on Plan 9's structural regular expressions.

Vis

Vis Alternatives & Competitors

  1. Modern terminal-based text editor.

    Key Micro features:

    User-Friendly Interface Cross-Platform Support Lightweight Plugin System

    Open Source

    /micro-alternatives
  2. Vim inspired — Faster as in less keystrokes — Multiple selections — Orthogonal design.

    Key Kakoune features:

    Modal Editing Interactive and Asynchronous Selections Simplicity in Configuration

    /kakoune-alternatives
  3. Automated AI security testing for agents, chatbots, and APIs. Find prompt injection, data leaks, and unsafe behavior before launch.

    Key PromptBrake features:

    AI Security Testing Supported Targets CI Release Gates Self-Hosted Execution

    Try for free paid Free Trial $499 / Monthly (Enterprise: 30 scans, 1 active runner license)

    Try for free
  4. Acme is a powerful text editor, development environment and textual-user-interface platform...

    /acme-alternatives
  5. Small, fast and powerful console music player.

    Key cmus features:

    Lightweight Keyboard Driven Wide Format Support Customizability

    Open Source

    /cmus-alternatives
  6. The friendly interactive shell.

    Key fish shell features:

    User-Friendly Syntax Modern Features Web-Based Configuration Consistent Scripting

    Open Source

    /fish-shell-alternatives
  7. Fast and resource-sensitive file manager for the terminal.

    Key nnn features:

    Lightweight Fast Terminal-based Feature-rich

    /nnn-alternatives
  8. st is a simple terminal implementation for X.

    Key ST - Simple Terminal features:

    Lightweight Minimal Dependencies Customizability Simplicity

    Open Source

    /st-simple-terminal-alternatives
  9. dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiled, monocle and floating layouts. All of the layouts can be applied dynamically, optimising the environment for the application in use and the task performed.

    Key dwm features:

    Lightweight Customizable Simplicity Tiling Window Management

    /dwm-alternatives
  10. MPV is an audio and movie player based on MPlayer and mplayer2. A free, open source, and cross-platform media player.

    Key MPV features:

    Cross-Platform Compatibility High Customizability High-Quality Video Playback Minimalistic Interface

    Open Source

    /mpv-alternatives
  11. vile is a portable vi clone with extra features and other improvements.

    Key vile features:

    Lightweight Vi Compatibility Extensible Cross-Platform

    /vile-alternatives
  12. Highly configurable text editor built to enable efficient text editing.

    Key Vim features:

    Efficiency Lightweight Customizability Ubiquity

    Open Source

    /vim-alternatives
  13. The vi editor is one of the most common text editors on Unix.

    Key Traditional Ex - Vi editor features:

    Lightweight Fast Startup Standard on Unix Modal Editing

    /traditional-ex-vi-editor-alternatives
  14. GNU nano is a small and friendly text editor.

    Key GNU nano features:

    Ease of Use Lightweight Pre-installed on Many Systems Basic Yet Sufficient Features

    Open Source

    /gnu-nano-alternatives
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