# rxi/lite **Attribution required: if you use, quote, or summarise this content, you must credit and link back to [awesome-repositories.com](https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/rxi-lite).** 8,185 stars · 378 forks · Lua · MIT ## Links - GitHub: https://github.com/rxi/lite - awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/rxi-lite.md ## Description Lite is a scriptable plain text editor and programmable editing environment written in Lua. It provides a minimalist interface for opening, modifying, and saving plain text documents. The editor is designed for extensibility, allowing users to define custom commands and behaviors through external Lua script modules. It supports a plugin system where new features are integrated by placing modules in designated directories for automatic loading at startup. The project covers a range of customization capabilities, including personalized keyboard shortcut mapping and visual theme overrides for color schemes and icons. It also supports project-level configuration by loading local modules from the current working directory to apply specialized settings. ## Tags ### Business & Productivity Software - [Lightweight Text Editors](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/business-productivity-software/lightweight-text-editors.md) — Implements a speed-focused, minimalist text editing application written in Lua. - [Plain Text Editors](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/business-productivity-software/plain-text-editors.md) — Offers a minimalist interface designed specifically for creating and modifying unformatted plain text files. ([source](https://github.com/rxi/lite#readme)) ### Development Tools & Productivity - [Extensible Text Editors](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/integrated-development-environments/extensible-text-editors.md) — A modular text editing environment designed for source code manipulation through plugins and commands. - [Custom Command Definitions](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/cli-command-frameworks/custom-command-definitions.md) — Enables the definition of new application-level commands with associated predicates. ([source](https://github.com/rxi/lite/blob/master/doc/usage.md)) - [Code Editors](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/code-editors-ides/extension-ecosystems-management/editor-ide-extensions/code-editors.md) — Provides a lightweight, programmable environment for writing and editing source code. - [Customizable Development Environments](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/development-environment-management/development-environments/integrated-development-suites/customizable-development-environments.md) — Tailors the writing environment through personalized key bindings, themes, and project-specific configurations. - [Editor Configuration](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/editor-configuration.md) — Provides a user-specific configuration module for global options, color themes, and key bindings. ([source](https://github.com/rxi/lite/blob/master/doc/usage.md)) - [Command Key Bindings](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/input-binding-libraries/command-key-bindings.md) — Provides a system to match keyboard input against a priority list of command shortcuts. - [Scriptable Editors](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/scriptable-editors.md) — Provides a text editor that is fully extensible and customizable via external Lua scripts. - [External Script Integration](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/external-editor-integrations/external-script-integration.md) — Integrates external Lua scripts to add new features and capabilities to core editor behavior. ([source](https://github.com/rxi/lite#readme)) - [Project-Specific](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/neovim-plugins/ide-configurations/project-specific.md) — Loads dedicated modules from the working directory to apply custom commands or plugins per project. ([source](https://github.com/rxi/lite/blob/master/doc/usage.md)) - [Working Directory Configuration](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/working-directory-configuration.md) — Supports loading local modules from the current working directory to apply project-level settings. ### Programming Languages & Runtimes - [Lua-Based Extensibility](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/lua-based-extensibility.md) — Adds custom features and behaviors by writing and loading external Lua script modules. ### Software Engineering & Architecture - [Editor Plugins](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/integration-extensibility/extensibility/plugin-architectures/developer-authoring-interfaces/custom-module-implementations/module-functionality-extenders/plugin-extenders/editor-plugins.md) — Supports adding new editor features and behaviors via external plugins or configuration modules. ([source](https://github.com/rxi/lite/blob/master/README.md)) - [Tooling Plugin Systems](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/software-architecture/architectural-patterns/plugin-module-systems/modular-plugin-architectures/plugin-based-architectures/hook-based-plugin-systems/tooling-plugin-systems.md) — Implements an architecture for adding custom tools and commands via external module loading. - [Manual Plugin Installations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/integration-extensibility/extensibility/plugin-architectures/plugin-installation-utilities/plugin-installation-and-management/plugin-catalog-installers/manual-plugin-installations.md) — Supports adding capabilities by placing script modules in designated directories for automatic loading. ([source](https://github.com/rxi/lite/blob/master/doc/usage.md)) - [Predicate-Driven Command Execution](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/predicate-driven-command-execution.md) — Determines command applicability by evaluating boolean functions before execution. ### User Interface & Experience - [Lua Scripting Customizations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/editor-customization-tools/editor-appearance-customization/lua-scripting-customizations.md) — Uses an embedded Lua interpreter to programmatically define editor behavior and runtime customization. - [Keyboard Shortcut Mapping](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/visual-theme-configurations/visual-themes/keyboard-shortcut-mapping.md) — Allows users to bind specific keystrokes to commands to optimize application interaction. ([source](https://github.com/rxi/lite/blob/master/doc/usage.md)) - [Theme Application & Switching](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/color-themes/theme-application-switching.md) — Allows changing the visual appearance by loading modules that overwrite core style definitions. ([source](https://github.com/rxi/lite/blob/master/doc/usage.md)) - [Editor Appearance Customization](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/editor-customization-tools/editor-appearance-customization.md) — Supports applying different color schemes to the editor interface to change workspace appearance. ([source](https://github.com/rxi/lite#readme))