軟體包管理器

• Linux
  • Debian
  • Ubuntu/Mint
  • Fedora/RHEL
  • Arch Linux extra
  • NixOS
  • Flatpak
  • Snap
  • AppImage
  • Linux Homebrew Core
• macOS
  • Homebrew Core
  • MacPorts
• Windows
  • Winget
  • Scoop
  • Chocolatey
  • Packably
  • MSYS2

Linux

The following third party repositories are available:

Debian

sudo apt install hx

If you are running a system older than Debian 13, follow the steps for Ubuntu/Mint.

Ubuntu/Mint

Install the Debian package from the release page.

If you are running a system older than Ubuntu 22.04, Mint 21, or Debian 12, you can build the .deb file locally from source.

Fedora/RHEL

sudo dnf install helix

Arch Linux extra

Releases are available in the extra repository:

sudo pacman -S helix

💡 When installed from the extra repository, run Helix with helix instead of hx.

For example:

helix --health

to check health

Additionally, a helix-git package is available in the AUR, which builds the master branch.

NixOS

Helix is available in nixpkgs through the helix attribute, the unstable channel usually carries the latest release.

Helix is also available as a flake in the project root. Use nix develop to spin up a reproducible development shell. Outputs are cached for each push to master using Cachix. The flake is configured to automatically make use of this cache assuming the user accepts the new settings on first use.

If you are using a version of Nix without flakes enabled, install Cachix CLI and use cachix use helix to configure Nix to use cached outputs when possible.

Flatpak

Helix is available on Flathub:

flatpak install flathub com.helix_editor.Helix
flatpak run com.helix_editor.Helix

Snap

Helix is available on Snapcraft and can be installed with:

snap install --classic helix

This will install Helix as both /snap/bin/helix and /snap/bin/hx, so make sure /snap/bin is in your PATH.

AppImage

使用 Linux AppImage 格式安裝 Helix。請從最新發行版頁面下載官方的 Helix AppImage。

chmod +x helix-*.AppImage # change permission for executable mode
./helix-*.AppImage # run helix

You can optionally add the .desktop file. Helix must be installed in PATH with the name hx. For example:

mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/bin"
mv helix-*.AppImage "$HOME/.local/bin/hx"

and make sure ~/.local/bin is in your PATH.

Linux Homebrew Core

Checkout the macOS instructions below.

macOS

Homebrew Core

Install the latest release:

brew install helix

Or, install the latest nightly version:

brew install --HEAD helix

MacPorts

sudo port install helix

Windows

Install on Windows using Winget, Scoop, Chocolatey, Packably or MSYS2.

Winget

Windows Package Manager winget command-line tool is by default available on Windows 11 and modern versions of Windows 10 as a part of the App Installer. You can get App Installer from the Microsoft Store. If it’s already installed, make sure it is updated with the latest version.

winget install Helix.Helix

Scoop

scoop install helix

Chocolatey

choco install helix

Packably

packl install helix

MSYS2

For 64-bit Windows 8.1 or above:

pacman -S mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-helix