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helix mit Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop, winget, apt installieren

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Installationsbefehl Sicherheitshinweise

Installation

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Homebrewverifiziert · 100%

brew install helix

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverifiziert · 94%

sudo port install helix

MacPorts ports tree · editors/helix/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverifiziert · 92%

sudo apk add helix

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · helix · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Fedora dnfverifiziert · 92%

sudo dnf install helix

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · helix · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverifiziert · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#helix

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/he/helix/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverifiziert · 92%

sudo pacman -S helix

Arch Linux sync databases · helix · Quelle: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverifiziert · 92%

sudo zypper install helix

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · helix · Quelle: download.opensuse.org

Debian aptverifiziert · 92%

sudo apt install hx

Debian stable package indexes · hx · Quelle: deb.debian.org

Windows

Chocolateyverifiziert · 92%

choco install helix

Chocolatey community package catalog · helix · Quelle: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopverifiziert · 92%

scoop install main/helix

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/helix.json · Quelle: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverifiziert · 92%

winget install --id Helix.Helix -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Helix.Helix · Quelle: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

Überblick

Paketzusammenfassung

Post-modern modal text editor

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

Verlauf

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

Helix is a terminal-first modal editor written in Rust. Its own README frames it as a Kakoune- and Neovim-inspired editor with Vim-like modal editing, multiple selections, built-in Language Server Protocol support, and Tree-sitter-based syntax features.

For package-manager users, Helix matters because it is a modern editor packaged as a single `hx` command while still shipping a large runtime of grammars, themes, language configuration, and editor documentation.

Projektgeschichte

The public GitHub repository was created in June 2020. The project developed around a Rust codebase split into editor core, terminal UI, LSP, DAP, loader, runtime, and query assets, which made the editor feel more like a self-contained toolchain than a thin terminal frontend.

Helix's editing model comes from Kakoune's selection-first approach, while its ecosystem position naturally invites comparison with Neovim. The project made built-in LSP and Tree-sitter support part of the editor's baseline rather than optional plugin work.

Adoptionsgeschichte

The project moved quickly from source builds and GitHub releases into operating-system package channels. The supplied package metadata lists Homebrew, Chocolatey, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Scoop, winget, and openSUSE packaging, which is broad coverage for a comparatively young terminal editor.

Its adoption has been helped by an easy executable name, `hx`, and by official documentation that covers installation, configuration, language setup, themes, and keymaps in one place.

Wie es verwendet wird

Users run Helix as `hx` to edit files in a modal terminal interface. Normal package-manager installs must provide the binary plus the runtime assets that power highlighting, indentation queries, themes, and language definitions.

Helix configuration is conventionally stored in `config.toml` under the user config directory, with per-project overrides in `.helix/config.toml`; this makes it friendly to dotfile managers and repository-local editor policy.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

Helix is interesting to package nerds because it compresses several editor-era trends into one package: Rust terminal UI, Tree-sitter grammars, LSP integration, modal editing, and runtime data that must be installed in the right place.

It also provides a useful contrast with plugin-heavy editor packaging. A Helix package has to get runtime paths and grammar assets right, but it does not require bootstrapping a large external plugin manager just to provide language-aware editing.

Zeitleiste

2020: Public GitHub repository created.
2021: Early public GitHub releases begin with the 0.0.x series.
2021: Helix documentation and installation guidance become part of the official project site.
2025: The 25.x release series appears on the official GitHub release page.

Related projects

Kakoune supplies the strongest editing-model influence.
Neovim is the closest modal-editor ecosystem comparison.
Tree-sitter and the Language Server Protocol are core technologies in Helix's default feature set.
Nix, Homebrew, Chocolatey, Scoop, winget, Debian, Fedora, Arch, MacPorts, and openSUSE appear in the supplied package metadata as distribution channels.

Quellen

Sicherheitslage

Risikostufe: grün

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risikoklassifikator

grün Risiko · niedrig Konfidenz · appliance

Warum

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signale

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Installationsverhalten

In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 8 Plattformziele verfügbar.
Build-Metadaten listen 1 Build-Abhängigkeiten.

Empfohlene Prüfung

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local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.config/helix/config.toml.helix/config.toml
Windows: %AppData%\helix\config.toml

Executables

Installierte Executables

Befehl	Art	Sichtbarkeit	Hinweis
`hx`	cli	globales Executable

Aktualität

Version und Aktualität

Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.

Seite generiert2026-08-04

Manager-Version25.07.1

Manager aktualisiert

lokale DatenOK

Upstreamnot checked

neueste erkannte Versionnicht erkannt

https://github.com/helix-editor/helix

InfoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.niedrig Konfidenz
InfoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/helix-editor/helixnone Konfidenz

Installationsmetadaten

Paketmetadaten

Paketschlüssel	brew:helix
Version	25.07.1
Paketmanager	Homebrew
Paketmanager-Seite	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/helix
Homepage	https://helix-editor.com
Repository	https://github.com/helix-editor/helix
Upstream-Dokumentation	https://helix-editor.com
Lizenz	MPL-2.0
Quellarchiv	https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/releases/download/25.07.1/helix-25.07.1-source.tar.xz
Build-Abhängigkeiten	rust
Bottle	verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	nicht definiert
Dienst	keiner deklariert

Registry-Fakten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	helix
Aliases	hx
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Conflicts With	evil-helix hex
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

Source-Datenbank-Treffer

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.

Nix95%

helix

nix profile install nixpkgs#helix

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Helix

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/he/helix/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk95%

helix 25.07.1-r3

A post-modern modal text editor

https://helix-editor.com/

sudo apk add helix

License: MPL-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: helix
1 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Helix

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: helix from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

helix-bash-completion 25.07.1-r3

Bash completions for helix

https://helix-editor.com/

sudo apk add helix-bash-completion

License: MPL-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: helix
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Helix

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: helix-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

helix-fish-completion 25.07.1-r3

Fish completions for helix

https://helix-editor.com/

sudo apk add helix-fish-completion

License: MPL-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: helix
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Helix

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: helix-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

helix-tree-sitter-system 25.07.1-r3

A post-modern modal text editor

https://helix-editor.com/

sudo apk add helix-tree-sitter-system

License: MPL-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: helix
1 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Helix

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: helix-tree-sitter-system from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

helix-tree-sitter-vendor 25.07.1-r3

A post-modern modal text editor

https://helix-editor.com/

sudo apk add helix-tree-sitter-vendor

License: MPL-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: helix
1 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Helix

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: helix-tree-sitter-vendor from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

helix-zsh-completion 25.07.1-r3

Zsh completions for helix

https://helix-editor.com/

sudo apk add helix-zsh-completion

License: MPL-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: helix
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Helix

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: helix-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

dnf95%

helix 25.07.1-12.fc45

A post-modern modal text editor written in Rust

https://helix-editor.com/

sudo dnf install helix

License: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND BSD-3-Clause AND Unicode-DFS-2016 AND Apache-2.0 AND (Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0) AND (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND (Apache-2.0 WITH
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: helix
5 Abhängigkeiten
4 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Helix

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: helix from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

helix-parsers 25.07.1-12.fc45

Prebuilt tree-sitter parsers for Helix

https://helix-editor.com/

sudo dnf install helix-parsers

License: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND BSD-3-Clause AND Unicode-DFS-2016 AND Apache-2.0 AND (Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0) AND (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND (Apache-2.0 WITH
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: helix
6 Abhängigkeiten
3 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Helix

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: helix-parsers from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

helix-themes 25.07.1-12.fc45

Helix themes

https://helix-editor.com/

sudo dnf install helix-themes

License: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND BSD-3-Clause AND Unicode-DFS-2016 AND Apache-2.0 AND (Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0) AND (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND (Apache-2.0 WITH
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: helix
1 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Helix

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: helix-themes from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst

pacman95%

helix 25.07.1-2

A post-modern modal text editor

https://helix-editor.com

sudo pacman -S helix

License: MPL-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
4 Abhängigkeiten
29 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Helix

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: helix from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper95%

helix 25.07.1-1.5

A post-modern modal text editor written in Rust

https://github.com/helix-editor/helix

sudo zypper install helix

License: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND BSD-3-Clause AND (Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0) AND (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND (Apache-2.0 OR MIT OR Zlib) AND (MIT OR Unlicense) AND (Apache-2.0
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: helix
5 Abhängigkeiten
4 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Helix

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: helix from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

helix-bash-completion 25.07.1-1.5

Bash Completion for helix

https://github.com/helix-editor/helix

sudo zypper install helix-bash-completion

License: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND BSD-3-Clause AND (Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0) AND (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND (Apache-2.0 OR MIT OR Zlib) AND (MIT OR Unlicense) AND (Apache-2.0
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: helix
1 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Helix

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: helix-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

helix-fish-completion 25.07.1-1.5

Fish Completion for helix

https://github.com/helix-editor/helix

sudo zypper install helix-fish-completion

License: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND BSD-3-Clause AND (Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0) AND (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND (Apache-2.0 OR MIT OR Zlib) AND (MIT OR Unlicense) AND (Apache-2.0
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: helix
1 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Helix

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: helix-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

helix-runtime 25.07.1-1.5

Runtime files for helix

https://github.com/helix-editor/helix

sudo zypper install helix-runtime

License: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND BSD-3-Clause AND (Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0) AND (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND (Apache-2.0 OR MIT OR Zlib) AND (MIT OR Unlicense) AND (Apache-2.0
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: helix
3 Abhängigkeiten
2 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Helix

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: helix-runtime from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

helix-zsh-completion 25.07.1-1.5

Zsh Completion for helix

https://github.com/helix-editor/helix

sudo zypper install helix-zsh-completion

License: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND BSD-3-Clause AND (Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0) AND (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND (Apache-2.0 OR MIT OR Zlib) AND (MIT OR Unlicense) AND (Apache-2.0
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: helix
1 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Helix

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: helix-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

Quellspur

Aus Repository-Daten generiert

Diese Seite wird von av-web aus dem privaten Paket-SQLite-Artefakt bereitgestellt, das scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py erstellt.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/helix.yml

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curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

helix mit Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop, winget, apt installieren

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Linux

Windows

Paketzusammenfassung

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

Projektgeschichte

Adoptionsgeschichte

Wie es verwendet wird

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

Zeitleiste

Related projects

Quellen

Risikostufe: grün

Risikoklassifikator

Warum

Signale

Installationsverhalten

Empfohlene Prüfung

Configuration and credential file locations

Configuration files

Installierte Executables

Version und Aktualität

Paketmetadaten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

Interne Paketlinks

Themen-Hubs

Verwandte Tools

Gleicher Workflow

Agent-Sicherheitsleitfäden

Aus Repository-Daten generiert

Combined YAML source

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