KISS — keep it simple, stupid.
A small terminal editor built with Textual. It opens files and folders, with syntax highlighting, a file tree and undo/redo. Just an editor — no LSP, no plugins, no ambitions to become an IDE.
About & status
KISS is early-stage software. It's not a replacement for nano or vim — just a small editor that tries to stay simple and useful. It's for learning, and for the moments where a tiny no-nonsense editor is enough. Some things are still missing (see TODO).
Install
for unix systems:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/levk-m/kiss/main/install.sh | bash
via package managers:
[uv tool / pipx] install kiss-editor
or from source (requires Python 3.12+ and uv):
git clone https://github.com/levk-m/kiss.git
cd kiss
uv sync
uv run kiss
Or run directly without cloning:
uvx kiss-editor
Usage
kiss <file> Edit a file
kiss <dir> Browse a directory
kiss . Open current directory
Features
The usual editor essentials are here — undo/redo, clipboard, line numbers, word wrap, cursor line highlight. On top of that KISS adds:
- File tree — browse and open files with custom icons per file type
- Syntax highlighting — auto-detected from the file
- Go to line (
Ctrl+G) — enter a number, jump straight there - Command palette (
Ctrl+P) — fuzzy-find files, switch themes - Image viewer — open images directly in the terminal (requires Kitty, Sixel or iTerm support)
- Config —
~/.kiss_conf.json, open withCtrl+O - Help dialog —
Ctrl+H - Splash screen — ASCII logo on startup
- Update check — notifies when a newer version is available on exit
- Enter handling — auto-indent to match the current line on newline
For keybindings and commands, see USAGE.md.
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