Products

Helix

A post-modern text editor.

helix-editor.com Source★ 6,656MPL-2.0Software Development / Developer Utilities

AI Benchmark
Desktop
Mobile
Monthly visits
83.7K
Down5.3%MoMSep 2026
Public revenue
Undisclosed
No public revenue evidence yet
Entry price
Free
No monthly subscription pricing
Creators
helix-editor
GitHub @helix-editor
Launched
Unknown
No public launch record

Traffic

Last 12 months
Monthly visitsData through Sep 2026 · Oct 2026 pending

Marketing moves

Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions

No launch, search, referral, or promotion moves recorded for this product yet.

Third-party reviews & case dossiers

Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics
Console.dev
2025-07-17Source
What engineers like:
Latest release (25.07) includes a file explorer with fuzzy search. LSP integration for auto complete, diagnostics, etc. Tree-sitter integration for syntax highlighting. Built for the terminal with theme support. Works cross platform.
Trade-offs & limitations:
No support for third-party plugins. Some package managers have outdated versions.
Best suited for:
Developers who need a terminal-based text editor with advanced features

Open Source & Agent Ecosystem

GitHub · MCP / Skill
helix-editor/helix
Last commit 2026-11-06
GitHub Stars
★ 6,656
Forks
666
License
MPL-2.0
Primary language
Go
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Agent, MCP & Developer Integration

CLI / SDK
Integration docs
Ecosystem & integrations:
Tree-sitter
Exposed tool capabilities:
Code EditorConcurrent code editingSyntax highlightingIndent calculationCode navigationMultiple selections
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Traffic sources

Sep 2026

Traffic breakdown

Channels

  • Organic Search58%
  • Direct26%
  • Social8%
  • Referrals7%
  • Other2%

Countries

  • United States19%
  • Russia9%
  • Taiwan7%
  • India6%
  • Sweden5%

Search

Domain authority —Domain registered 2020-06-01

KeywordMonthly volume
helix166.7K
helix editor4,890
helix ide1,080
helix code250
helix c language server—

Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

Public pricing: Open SourceRaw source text; structured plans are extracted after website capture.

Pages & changes

Tracked since 2026-11-06

Key pages

Weekly snapshots

Changes

No pricing, plan, or positioning changes detected since tracking started.

Questions & evidence

How much website traffic does Helix get?
Vaneform estimates 83.7K website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
What is Helix and what platforms does it support?
Helix is catalogued under Developer Utilities: A post-modern text editor.. Supported platforms: CLI / SDK.
Is Helix open source?
Helix has a public repository (https://github.com/helix-editor/helix) under the MPL-2.0 license, recording 6,656 GitHub stars.Source

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