Show HN: Vim/Emacs Like Editor

Category: devtools

Tags: editor, vim, emacs, rust, wasm, document-processing

Score: 7.3/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 8, Documentation: 8, Utility: 6)

Kalem is a fast, Rust-based text editor designed to handle multiple document formats (Markdown, Org, LaTeX, CSV, etc.) natively while preserving plain text integrity. It combines Vim/Emacs-like keybindings with a modern GUI and TUI, and supports plugins via WebAssembly. Its innovative approach to unified editing and rigorous testing against reference implementations makes it notable.

Target audience: developers, writers, researchers, devops

Repository: https://github.com/getkalem/kalem · Rust · Apache-2.0 · 30 stars

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