A minimal text editor focused on speed, simplicity and control.
rawm is an experimental text editor built for people who prefer software that stays out of their way.
No telemetry. No accounts. No subscriptions. No AI buttons glued onto every menu.
Just editing text.
Modern editors keep getting larger.
More dependencies. More background processes. More abstraction layers.
Meanwhile, opening a text file somehow requires enough RAM to launch a small operating system.
rawm takes a different path.
The goal is to create a text editor that feels responsive, predictable and lightweight while remaining useful for real work.
rawm is under active development.
Planned features include:
- Fast file loading
- Syntax highlighting
- Multiple buffers
- Search and replace
- Keyboard-driven workflow
- Extensible architecture
- Low memory usage
Software should be:
- Fast
- Understandable
- Hackable
- Resource-efficient
Every feature should justify its existence.
Complexity is a cost.
git clone https://github.com/Voctl/rawm
cd rawm
make rawmBecause text editing should not require a browser engine.
Because configuration should not need JavaScript.
Because opening a file should take milliseconds, not a coffee break.
Contributions are welcome.
Keep patches simple. Avoid unnecessary dependencies. Prefer clarity over cleverness.
MIT License. Do what you want with it.