Show HN: Hexal – Modal text editor with feature parity with Helix, Lua plugins

Category: devtools

Tags: text-editor, modal-editing, lua, lsp, closed-source

Score: 3.8/10 (Innovation: 4, Technical: 5, Documentation: 2, Utility: 4)

Hexal is a closed-source modal text editor that claims feature parity with Helix, offering Lua plugin support and LSP integration. It is only distributed as binaries without source code, which contradicts the open-source premise of this evaluation.

Target audience: developers seeking a Helix-like editor with Lua extensibility

Repository: https://hexal.pages.dev/

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