10 alternatives to micro
micro-editor/micro — A modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor (29,762 stars, MIT, ui, chat, dev-tools).
These are the closest projects in the JustClaw-It index that we serve licence-cleared code from, ranked by relevance and by our code-quality score (1–10, the mean over each repo's graded components: completeness, code quality, deployability, reusability, strategic value). JustClaw-It also serves 91 licence-cleared components from micro-editor/micro itself.
| # | Repo | Score | Licence | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | microsoft/edit | 7.0 | MIT | 14,729 |
| 2 | wavetermdev/waveterm | 7.1 | Apache-2.0 | 22,591 |
| 3 | microsoft/monaco-editor | 7.1 | MIT | 46,883 |
| 4 | sharkdp/hyperfine | 7.5 | Apache-2.0 | 29,151 |
| 5 | fastmail/squire | 4.7 | MIT | 4,923 |
| 6 | lapce/lapce | 4.2 | Apache-2.0 | 38,954 |
| 7 | sxyazi/yazi | 5.6 | MIT | 42,958 |
| 8 | denisidoro/navi | 6.8 | Apache-2.0 | 17,800 |
| 9 | plandex-ai/plandex | 6.7 | MIT | 15,782 |
| 10 | chubin/cheat.sh | 6.2 | MIT | 41,828 |
The alternatives in detail
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We all edit.score 7.0/10 · MIT permissive · 14,729 stars · 81 components · search them
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An open-source, AI-integrated, cross-platform terminal for seamless workflows
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A browser based code editor
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A command-line benchmarking tool
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The rich text editor for arbitrary HTML.score 4.7/10 · MIT permissive · 4,923 stars · 23 components · search them
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Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust
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💥 Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O.
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An interactive cheatsheet tool for the command-linescore 6.8/10 · Apache-2.0 permissive · 17,800 stars · 41 components · search them
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Open source AI coding agent. Designed for large projects and real world tasks.score 6.7/10 · MIT permissive · 15,782 stars · 314 components · search them
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the only cheat sheet you need
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