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Catbath: Terminal-first, browser-curious, and extension-friendly editor

Catbath: Terminal-first, browser-curious, and extension-friendly editor

by modinfo·Jun 24, 2026·2 points·0 comments

AI Analysis

●●SolidCozyBig Brain

F-key extensions pipe your buffer through shell scripts—simpler than Neovim's Lua plugins.

Strengths
  • F-key extensions pipe buffer through shell scripts—dead simple extension model
  • Plain text syntax config files instead of complex DSL or JSON
  • Browser mode and SSH remote editing built in without plugins
Weaknesses
  • Another terminal editor competing with neovim, micro, and helix
  • Browser mode feels more like a novelty than a core feature
Target Audience

Terminal users, developers who prefer lightweight editors over IDEs

Similar To

micro · helix · neovim

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