GoKawiilNew terminal code editor 'Toast' launches with built-in LSPs and file tree
A developer released Toast, an open-source terminal-based code editor available via Homebrew, positioned as a preconfigured alternative to Vim, Neovim, and Emacs. It ships with managed language server installs, tree-sitter syntax highlighting for languages like Go, Rust, and Python, a file tree sidebar with git status, multi-tab editing, spell checking, and go-to-definition support, all working out of the box without manual configuration.
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Terminal editors traditionally require significant setup time to match the convenience of GUI IDEs like VS Code, which discourages some developers from staying in the terminal. Toast targets that gap by offering IDE-like features with zero telemetry and no AI integration, appealing to developers who want a lightweight, privacy-respecting, terminal-native workflow without the configuration overhead of Vim or Emacs.
- Toast is a new terminal IDE installable via Homebrew that bundles managed LSPs and tree-sitter syntax highlighting.
- It differentiates itself from Vim and Emacs by working out of the box, and from VS Code by having no telemetry or AI features.
- The project is still in early development and may contain bugs, per the maintainer's own warning.
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