Neon Vision Editor

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A lightweight, modern macOS text editor focused on speed, readability, and fast syntax highlighting.

Neon Vision Editor is a lightweight, modern macOS text editor focused on speed, readability, and fast syntax highlighting.
It is intentionally minimal: quick edits, fast file access, no IDE bloat.

Status: alpha / beta
Platform target: macOS 26 (Tahoe)

Download

Prebuilt binaries are available via GitHub Releases: https://github.com/h3pdesign/Neon-Vision-Editor/releases

Latest release: v0.2.3-alpha (23 Jan 2026)
Architecture: Apple Silicon (Intel not tested)
Notarization: not yet

If you don’t want to build from source, this is the recommended path.

Why this exists

Modern IDEs are powerful but heavy.
Classic macOS editors are fast but stagnant.

Neon Vision Editor sits in between:

Open files instantly
Read code comfortably
Edit without friction
Close the app without guilt

No background indexing. No telemetry. No plugin sprawl.

Features

Fast loading, including large text files
Syntax highlighting for common languages
(Python, C/C++, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and others)
Clean, minimal UI optimized for readability
Native macOS 26 (Tahoe) look & behavior
Built with Swift and AppKit

Non-goals (by design)

❌ No plugin system (for now)
❌ No project/workspace management
❌ No code intelligence (LSP, autocomplete, refactors)
❌ No Electron, no cross-platform abstraction layer

This is not an IDE. That is intentional.

Requirements

macOS 26 (Tahoe)
Xcode compatible with macOS 26 toolchain
Apple Silicon recommended

Build from source

git clone https://github.com/h3pdesign/Neon-Vision-Editor.git
cd Neon-Vision-Editor
open "Neon Vision Editor.xcodeproj"

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