Microsoft's nostalgic love letter to MS-DOS Editor, rebuilt in Rust with VS Code keybindings - because sometimes you just need a simple terminal editor that won't overwhelm your grandma

Remember MS-DOS Editor? That beautifully simple text editor from the 90s that just worked without a PhD in vim-fu? Microsoft’s Edit brings back that zen simplicity, reimagined in Rust with modern conveniences like VS Code keybindings and Unicode support. It’s the editor for when nano feels too bare-bones but vim feels like overkill.

Built with Rust’s performance and safety guarantees, Edit delivers a clean terminal interface that’s genuinely approachable for non-terminal wizards. The project includes thoughtful touches like optional ICU library integration for advanced search/replace, internationalization support, and careful attention to package maintainer needs. At 13,476 stars, it’s clearly striking a chord with developers who appreciate the “just edit some text” philosophy.

Perfect for SSH sessions, quick config edits, or introducing terminal-shy colleagues to command-line editing. The nostalgic MS-DOS aesthetic isn’t just cute - it represents a design philosophy where features don’t get in the way of the fundamental task: editing text. One winget install Microsoft.Edit and you’re done.

⭐ Stars: 13476
💻 Language: Rust
🔗 Repository: microsoft/edit