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TTT Editor

TTT Editor (Terminal Text Tool): A real alternative to VS Code, Zed, and Sublime that runs in your terminal. A TUI that feels like GUI. Single binary, zero config.

TTT Editor is an open-source terminals project on GitHub under the MIT license (permissive), with 1.1k stars. It is built with Go and V8. Its last push was today.

Stars
1.1k
License
MIT
Activity
Active
Latest release
v1.10.0

Code on GitHub Website

Judgement

What it is
Developer tool
What it does
A terminal text editor shipped as one Go binary, with mouse support, familiar GUI-style keybindings, LSP and Git integration.
Adopt it when
You edit over SSH or in the terminal and want something that behaves like VS Code rather than Vim, with no configuration.
Watch out
The project is under a year old with a small user base, so expect gaps against established editors.
Ready for
Experimental
Runs as
Command line
Built with
Go
How established
Young: started 9 months ago, latest release v1.10.0.
What the license allows
You can build it into a product you sell, as long as you keep its copyright notice.

Judged on 2026-11-06 from the project's README and GitHub data. The license and age lines are worked out directly.

Built from

GoV8

Follow it down: TTT Editor → Go → runs on a microchip

How compilers were built, back to punched paper tape

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