clignote

Clignote

A terminal-first text editor for org-mode files, with evil-mode (vim) keybindings.

cln is the CLI entry point.

goals

• fast, distraction-free editing of org-mode files in the terminal
• vim motions / keybindings (evil-mode style) as first-class citizens
• correct parsing and rendering of org-mode syntax
• future: native macOS desktop app
• future: mobile app (Android / iOS)

status

early development — CLI only, not yet usable

installation

from source

Requires Rust 1.75 or later.

git clone https://github.com/damien/clignote
cd clignote
cargo install --path crates/cln

This installs cln to ~/.cargo/bin, which is on your PATH if you followed the standard Rust installation.

cargo

cargo install clignote

usage

cln file.org          # open a file
cln                   # open file picker in current directory

keybindings (evil-mode)

key	action
h j k l	move left / down / up / right
w b e	word motions
0 $	line start / end
gg G	file start / end
i a o O	enter insert mode
<Esc>	return to normal mode
dd	delete line
yy	yank line
p P	paste after / before
u	undo
C-r	redo
:w	save
:q	quit
:wq	save and quit

org-mode support

feature	status
headings (* ** ...)	planned
TODO keywords	planned
bold / italic / code	planned
links	planned
tags	planned
agenda	future
babel / src blocks	future