Text editor / Rust / MIT

Multi-cursor. Syntax aware. Absurdly fast.

Token is a minimal code editor with multi-cursor editing, split views, and Tree-sitter syntax highlighting. No Electron. No bloat. Just code.

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Token editor showing Rust code with multi-cursor editing and split views

18Languages

<50msStartup

∞Cursors

0Electron

Built for speed

Multi-cursor editing

Add cursors anywhere with Option+Click. All cursors move and edit simultaneously. Overlapping cursors merge automatically.

12let name = "alice";█

13let name = "bob";█

14let name = "carol";█

⌥+Click add cursor ⌘+J select next match

Split views

Horizontal and vertical splits with independent viewports. Same file, different positions.

Tree-sitter syntax

Incremental parsing with real AST understanding. Not regex. Accurate highlighting.

fn parse(input: &str)

-> Result<AST, Error>

CSV spreadsheet

View CSV and TSV as proper tables. Navigate with arrow keys. Edit cells in place.

NameAgeCity

Alice32Oslo

Bob28London

Carol25Berlin

YAML config

Keymaps and themes in plain YAML. No JSON schema. No settings UI maze.

bindings:

- key: "cmd+s"

command: SaveFile

Languages

RustTypeScriptJavaScriptPython GoJavaCC++PHP HTMLCSSJSONYAMLTOML MarkdownBashSchemeXML RustTypeScriptJavaScriptPython GoJavaCC++PHP HTMLCSSJSONYAMLTOML

Split views Token

Side-by-side editing with independent viewports. Horizontal, vertical, or nested.

⌘+\

Get Token

Auto-detects your platform. One command.

$ curl -fsSL token-editor.com/install.sh | sh

Detects macOS (ARM/Intel), Linux, and Windows. Downloads the latest release and installs to /usr/local/bin.

Or build from source

git clone https://github.com/HelgeSverre/token
cd token && make release
sudo mv target/release/token /usr/local/bin/

macOSApple Silicon.tar.gz macOSIntel.tar.gz Linuxx86_64.tar.gz Windowsx86_64.zip

Keyboard-first editing

Token is designed to keep your hands on the keyboard.

Files

⌘SSave

⌘OOpen file

⌘⇧OGo to file

⌘WClose tab

Navigation

⌘⇧ACommand palette

⌘LGo to line

⌘FFind & replace

⌘1File explorer

Multi-cursor

⌥+ClickAdd cursor

⌘⇧JUnselect last

⌘JSelect next

EscSingle cursor

Editing

⌘DDuplicate line

⌘⌫Delete line

⌥↑Expand selection

⇧TabUnindent

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amp — token-editor

youadd multi-cursor support with Opt+Click

ampI'll implement this in 3 steps: cursor storage, click handling, and synchronized editing…

src/model/cursor.rs src/update/text_edit.rs src/model/selection.rs

✓ 12 tests passing · 3 files changed

youimplement CSV spreadsheet view mode

ampI'll add a grid renderer with cell navigation, parsing, and inline editing…

src/view/mod.rs src/model/csv.rs src/update/csv.rs

✓ 8 tests passing · 4 files changed

youadd Tree-sitter syntax highlighting

ampAnalyzing parser integration▊