Kiwi 🥝

A Windows-native modal terminal editor built around WASD navigation.

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_{Demo recorded in a virtual terminal. UI rendering may differ slightly from the native Windows Terminal experience.}

About

Kiwi is a terminal code editor built around keyboard navigation, modal editing, and a simple workspace.

It has its own terminal UI, file explorer, command system, recent files, configurable settings, and automatic updates.

Kiwi is currently in early development.

Features

• NAV and EDIT editing modes
• Built-in file explorer
• Simple and Tree explorer modes
• File and directory workspaces
• Recent files
• Text and line selection
• Clipboard support
• Word navigation
• In-file search with match highlighting
• Undo and redo
• Command bar
• Configurable UI settings
• Automatic updates
• Direct file and workspace opening from the command line

Installation

Download the Windows installer from the latest release.

After installation, Kiwi can check for new versions automatically. Available updates can be installed directly from the Home screen.

Controls

Kiwi uses two editor modes:

• NAV for navigation and commands
• EDIT for writing text

Press Space in NAV to enter EDIT.

Press and release Left Ctrl to return to NAV.

NAV

Moving while a selection is active extends the selection.

EDIT

Explorer

In Tree mode, Enter expands or collapses directories.

Home

Settings

Current settings include:

• Simple or Tree explorer
• Explorer/Editor separator
• NAV block cursor

Commands

Press . to open the command bar.

Files

Workspace

Exit

Normal quitting is blocked when the current file has unsaved changes.

Opening files

Launch Kiwi normally:

kiwi.exe

Open a file directly:

kiwi.exe .\main.cpp

Or open a directory as a workspace:

kiwi.exe .\MyProject

Building from source

Requirements

• Windows 11
• CMake 3.25+
• Ninja
• C++23-compatible compiler
• MSYS2 Clang64 recommended

Build

git clone https://github.com/0x4D696E61/Kiwi.git
cd Kiwi

cmake --preset debug
cmake --build --preset debug

.\build\debug\kiwi.exe

Updates

Kiwi checks for updates when it starts.

When an update is available, the Home screen displays:

Kiwi update available!  [I] Install  [L] Later

I downloads, verifies, and installs the update.

L dismisses the update for the current session.

License

Kiwi is licensed under the MIT License.

Author

Created by 0x4D696E61.