At the Build 2025 conference, Microsoft introduced Edit, a modern, lightweight command-line text editor designed specifically for Windows 11. With roots in the lack of a default editor for 64-bit Windows, Edit features a user-friendly modeless design, supporting mouse interaction, file management, and regex search. Though some developers question its necessity, citing existing options like WSL, the editor promises a straightforward tool for simple editing tasks without additional installations. Written in Rust, Edit's compact size of less than 250KB enhances its appeal for system integration.
Edit aims to provide a lightweight native, modern command-line editing experience similar to Nano and Vim, filling a gap in 64-bit Windows.
Many commenters debated the necessity of a new CLI editor on Windows, questioning its use case given existing options like WSL with Nano or Vim.
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