Helix Plugins(unofficial)

How it works:

• This repo's purpose is to have a list of the most desired helix plugins.
• You could suggest preexisting plugins from editors such as vscode, emacs, vim, etc. or you could describe your new plugin idea & give it a name.
• In case you do not understand a specific plugin's purpose from just it's name then please refer to the "plugin description" right below or just click on the plugin name.

Plugins and Plugin Ideas

1. codestats
2. colorizer
3. easymotion
4. ghosttext
5. helix-remote-development
6. jupyter
7. magit
8. mucomplete
9. org-mode
10. table-mode
11. tabout
12. vim-move
13. wakatime

Plugin/Idea Description

Code Stats:

• Description: Generate statistics from your programming.
• Issues/Discussions: N/A
• References: https://codestats.net/api-docs, https://codestats.net/plugins
• Implementation: Plugin

Colorizer:

• Description: Color previewer in files
• Issues/Discussions: None
• References: https://github.com/norcalli/nvim-colorizer.lua
• Implementation: Built-in

Easy Motion:

• Description: Simpler way to use motions by highlighting choices
• Issues/Discussions: /issues/7
• References: https://github.com/easymotion/vim-easymotion
• Implementation: Plugin

Ghost Text:

• Description: Use your text editor in the browser
• Issues/Discussions: helix-editor/helix/issues/3339
• References: https://ghosttext.fregante.com/
• Implementation: Plugin

Helix Remote Development

• Description: Seamlessly edit code from ssh host machine
• Issues/Discussions: helix-editor/helix/issues/3721, /issues/2
• References: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/remote-overview
• Implementation: Plugin

Jupyter:

• Description: Two-way integration between Helix and Jupyter. Should allow for interactive plotting (maybe by integrating with JupyterLab).
• Issues/Discussions: helix-editor/helix#2806
• References: https://github.com/jupyter-vim/jupyter-vim
• Implementation: Plugin

Magit:

• Description: Magit is an interface to the version control system Git, implemented as an Emacs package.
• Issues/Discussions: helix-editor/helix/issues/227
• References: https://github.com/magit/magit
• Implementation: Plugin

MUcomplete:

• Description: Autocompletion
• Issues/Discussions: helix-editor/helix/issues/1063, helix-editor/helix#901, helix-editor/helix#1015
• References: https://github.com/lifepillar/vim-mucomplete
• Implementation: Built-in

Org Mode:

• Description: A GNU Emacs major mode for keeping notes.
• Issues/Discussions: helix-editor/helix/issues/2825
• References: https://orgmode.org/
• Implementation: Plugin

Table Mode:

• Description: Automatic table creator & formatter allowing one to create neat tables as you type.
• Issues/Discussions: helix-editor/helix/issues/2819
• References: https://github.com/dhruvasagar/vim-table-mode
• Implementation: Plugin

Tabout:

• Description: Tabbing out from parentheses, quotes, and similar contexts.
• Issues/Discussions: helix-editor/helix#1587
• References: https://github.com/abecodes/tabout.nvim
• Implementation: Built-in

Vim Move:

• Description: This is a plugin for vim to move lines.
• Issues/Discussions: helix-editor/helix/issues/2245
• References: https://github.com/matze/vim-move
• Implementation: Plugin

Wakatime:

• Description: Code stats right from your editor
• Issues/Discussions: helix-editor/helix/discussions/3477, /issues/6
• References: https://wakatime.com/help/creating-plugin
• Implementation: Plugin

Contributing

Users can contribute by either opening an issue or making a PR. Just make sure to follow the below format for issues and pull requests:

Format:

### Plugin Name
  * Description: Description of the plugin.
  * Issues/Discussions: Links to any issues/discussions about this in the helix repo or this repo(comma
    separated). Leave empty if it's a new idea.
  * References: Links to any references like preexisting plugins, etc. Leave
    empty if it's a new idea.
  * Implementation: Plugin/Built-in

Issues:

• Check the list to prevent duplicates.
• If it's a new idea then give it a short descriptive name.
• Add the information according to the format.

Pull Requests:

• Rules similar to rules for issues follow here.
• Follow alphabetical order while changing the list.
• Names should be lowercase.