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## Differences between Neovim and Helixer
1. Selecting first, then action.
1. Helix: delete 2 word: `2w` then `x`. You can always see what you're selecting before you apply the action.
2. Neovim: delete 2 word: `d`. then `2w`. No visual feedback before you apply the action.
1. Helix - Morden builtin features: LSP, tree-sitter, fuzzy finder, multi cursors, surround and more.
1. They're all available in Neovim too, but you need to find and use the right plugins manually, which takes time and effort.
1. Helix is built in Rust from scratch. The result is a much smaller codebase and a modern set of defaults. No VimScript. No Lua.
1. Neovim contains a lot of VimScript, and lua is too dynamic, it's hard to debug.
1. Personally I'm glad to take a look at a Rust codebase, but not a VimScript/Lua codebase.
1. Neovim have a very activate plugin ecosystem, and it's easy to find plugins for almost everything.
1. Helix is still new, and it even do have a stable plugin system yet. A PR to add a plugin system is still envolving: <https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8675>
2. Neovim has intergrated terminal, and it's very powerful. It's quite similar to VSCode's intergrated terminal. I use it a lot.
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1. Helix do not have a tree-view panel, it's recommended to use Yazi/ranger/Broot instead, and open Helix in them.
1. a tree-view plugin may be added after the plugin system is stable, but no one knows when it will be.
2. and some Helix users stated that they don't need a tree-view plugin, Helix's file picker is useful and good enough.
1. It seems Helix lacks a substitution command, you should run it in another window(via wm or Zellij).
1. It seems Helix lacks a global substitution command, you should run it in another window(via wm or Zellij).
1. <https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/issues/196>
1. Neovim's substitution command allow you to preview the changes before you apply it, and it's very useful. if I switch to Helix, I'll need to find some other tools with similar feature(such as https://github.com/ms-jpq/sad).
2. The downside of Neovim's substitution command is that it's unable to save the command we just typed. If I made some things wrong, I have to type the whole substitution command again.
1. Complexity and Maintenance Costs vs Batteries Included: <https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/discussions/6356>