tini-editor 1.2.2

A tiny terminal text editor built with Textual

tini-editor 📝

tini is a minimal, terminal-based text editor built with Python's curses module. It's inspired by nano, but written in Python and designed for simplicity and speed.

✨ Features

• Open and edit any text file from the terminal
• Keyboard shortcuts:
  • Ctrl+S – Save
  • Ctrl+Q – Quit (prompts to save if file is modified)
  • Ctrl+Z – Undo
  • Ctrl+Y – Redo
  • Enter – New line
  • Backspace – Delete character to the left
  • Delete – Delete character to the right
  • Arrow keys – Move cursor
• Line numbers
• Undo/Redo history (cleared on save or exit)
• Automatic scrolling for both vertical and horizontal movement
• If the file doesn’t exist, it will be created when saved

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🚀 Installation

pip install tini-editor

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🧑‍💻 Usage

tini <filename>

Example:

tini notes.txt

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📦 Development Setup

Clone the repo and install dependencies:

git clone https://codeberg.org/yourusername/tini-editor.git
cd tini-editor
pip install -e .

Run locally:

python -m tini.app <filename>

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🗺️ Planned Features

• Syntax highlighting for popular languages
• Copy, cut, and paste support
• Text selection and highlighting
• Search and replace
• Configurable tab width and indentation
• Mouse support (where available)
• Customizable color themes
• Status bar with file info and cursor position

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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🙏 Acknowledgments

• Built with curses
• Inspired by nano, but even tinier