Show HN: Pnana – A Modern Terminal Text Editor Built for Simplicity and Power

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3 months ago

Hey HN, I’m excited to share PNANA—a lightweight, modern terminal text editor built with C++17 and FTXUI, designed to bridge the gap between simplicity and power for developers who live in the terminal.

What makes PNANA different?

Zero learning curve: Ditches the modal complexity of Vim/Neovim for familiar Ctrl+S/Ctrl+Z shortcuts, just like GUI editors.

Beautiful terminal UI: Out-of-the-box themes (Monokai, Dracula, Nord, etc.), a three-column layout, and smart status bars—no config required to look great.

Built-in LSP support: Native code completion, real-time diagnostics, jump-to-definition, and symbol search for all major languages (C/C++, Go, Rust, Python, JS/TS, and more).

Lightweight & fast: Terminal-native, low resource usage, and instant startup—perfect for remote servers and local development alike.

Extensible future: A planned Lua plugin system (inspired by Neovim) will let users extend functionality with custom scripts.

I’d love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or feature requests! Check out the repo, star it if you like it, and let’s build a better terminal editor together.

English README: https://github.com/Cyxuan0311/PNANA/blob/master/README_EN.md