# Diakonos
> A powerful terminal editor with standard keybindings, written in Ruby

## Summary
Terminal text editor with familiar standard keybindings written in Ruby

## Capabilities
- Edit text with standard keyboard shortcuts
- Syntax highlighting
- Search and replace
- Multiple buffers

## When to Use
- When you want a terminal editor with standard keybindings
- When vim/emacs keybindings are not preferred

## When NOT to Use
- When you prefer modal editing

## Related Tools
- [kakoune](/tools/kakoune) (complementary)
- [ash](/tools/ash) (complementary)
- [zee](/tools/zee) (complementary)

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Source: https://littlescripts.sh/tools/diakonos
