+<!--

+# YY.0M (YYYY-0M-0D)

+

+Breaking changes:

+

+Features:

+

+Commands:

+

+Usability improvements:

+

+Fixes:

+

+Themes:

+

+New languages:

+

+Updated languages and queries:

+

+Packaging:

+-->

+

+# 25.01 (2025-01-03)

+

+As always, a big thank you to all of the contributors! This release saw changes from 171 contributors.

+

+Features:

+

+* Big refactor for `Picker`s ([#9647](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9647), [#11209](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11209), [#11216](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11216), [#11211](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11211), [#11343](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11343), [#11406](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11406))

+ * Use a table layout and allow filtering by column

+ * Reimplement `global_search` to allow changing the query dynamically

+* Add an alternative "inline" display for LSP diagnostics ([#6417](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6417), [#11815](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11815))

+* Support defining keybindings as macros ([#4709](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/4709))

+* Continue line comments in `o`/`O` and on `<ret>` in insert mode ([#10996](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/10996), [#12213](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12213), [#12215](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12215))

+* Allow configuring and switching clipboard providers at runtime ([#10839](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/10839), [b855cd0](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/b855cd0), [467fad5](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/467fad5), [191b0f0](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/191b0f0))

+* Add support for path completion ([#2608](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/2608))

+* Support bindings with the Super (Cwd/Win/Meta) modifier ([#6592](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/6592))

+* Support rendering and jumping between tabstops in snippet completions ([#9801](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9801))

+* Allow theming directory completions ([#12205](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12205), [#12295](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12295))

+

+Commands:

+

+* Add commands to move within snake_case or camelCase words ([#8147](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8147))

+* Add `search_selection_detect_word_boundaries` ([#12126](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12126))

+ * This command takes the `*` key in normal and select mode, replacing `search_selection` which was moved to `A-*`.

+

+Usability improvements:

+

+* Add `:edit` and `:e` aliases for `:open` ([#11186](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11186), [#11196](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11196))

+* Trim trailing newline from pipe command outputs when the input doesn't have a trailing newline ([#11183](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11183), [4f63a46](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/4f63a46))

+* Add `:mv` alias for `:move` ([#11256](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11256))

+* Return document display name instead of absolute path from the `%` special register ([#11275](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11275))

+* Track view position on a per-view instead of per-document basis ([#10559](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/10559))

+* Improve scrolloff calculation to leave a gap in the middle ([#11323](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11323))

+* Show a popup for stderr printed by failed `:sh` commands ([#11239](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11239))

+* Add statusline errors when nothing is selected with `s`, `K`, `A-K` ([#11370](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11370))

+* Add `.svn` as a workspace root marker ([#11429](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11429))

+* Trim the end of `:sh` outputs ([#11161](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11161))

+* Show LSP `window/showMessage` messages in the statusline ([#5535](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5535))

+* Support finding workspace directories via `.jj` directories ([#11685](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11685))

+* Join single-line comments with `join_selections` (`J`) ([#11742](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11742))

+* Show anonymous syntax tree nodes in `:tree-sitter-subtree` ([#11663](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11663), [38e8382](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/38e8382))

+* Save an undo checkpoint before paste in insert mode ([#8121](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8121))

+* Only break on ASCII spaces in `:reflow` ([#12048](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12048))

+* Add a `default-yank-register` config option ([#11430](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11430))

+* Show a statusline error for `:format` when a formatter is not available ([#12183](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12183))

+* Change to the home directory with `:cd` with no arguments ([#12042](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12042))

+* Change default comment token to `#` for unrecognized files ([#12080](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12080), [#12266](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12266), [bae6a58](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/bae6a58))

+* Trim all trailing whitespace on `insert_newline` ([#12177](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12177))

+* Change to the prior directory with `:cd -` ([#12194](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12194))

+* Allow parsing `-` (with no modifiers) as a keybinding ([#12191](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12191))

+* Improve opening statusline and error messages when opening duplicate files or directories ([#12199](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12199))

+* Trim trailing colons in paths passed on the argv ([#9963](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9963))

+* Show tree-sitter parser availability in `hx --health <lang>` ([#12228](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12228))

+* Show a preview block for colors in the LSP completion menu ([#12299](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12299))

+* Add infobox help for `surround_add`, `surround_replace` and `surround_delete` ([#12262](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12262))

+

+Fixes:

+

+* Respect document indentation settings in `format_selections` (`=`) ([#11169](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11169))

+* Avoid switching the current document to normal mode during an LSP `workspace/applyEdit` operation ([#11176](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11176))

+* Fix off-by-one in LSP `find_completion_range` ([#11266](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11266))

+* Prefer file-system mtime to local system time for detecting external modifications ([#11142](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11142), [#11352](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11352), [#11358](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11358), [#11361](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11361))

+* Fix writing of hardlinks ([#11340](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11340))

+* Prevent language servers from being automatically restarted when stopped with `:lsp-stop` ([#11321](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11321))

+* Stable-sort LSP text edits ([#11357](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11357))

+* Fix determination of current language layer in documents with nested language injections ([#11365](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11365))

+* Fix a panic from `:move`ing a file to a new extension which starts a language server ([#11387](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11387))

+* Fix a panic from duplicating the diff gutter ([#11092](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11092))

+* Keep cursor position when exactly replacing text ([#5930](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/5930))

+* Fix a panic from `jump_backward` on a newly opened split ([#11508](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11508))

+* Fix a panic from language servers sending an unknown diagnostic severity ([#11569](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11569))

+* Fix a panic when drawing at the edge of the screen ([#11737](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11737))

+* Fix git repo detection on symlinks ([#11732](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11732))

+* Fix a panic from a language server sending an out-of-range active signature index in `textDocument/signatureHelp` ([#11825](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11825))

+* Fix a panic from using `C-k` in a prompt ending in a multi-byte character ([#12237](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12237))

+* Expand tildes in paths passed to `:read` ([#12271](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12271))

+* Respect per-language `workspace-lsp-roots` configuration when opening new documents ([#12223](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12223))

+* Consistently replace line-endings in paste/replace commands ([c262fe4](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/c262fe4))

+* Fix formatting in error statusline messages when inspecting variables in DAP ([#12354](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12354))

+* Fix invisible printing of headers in `--health` output on light terminals ([#12355](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12355))

+* Accept integers serialized as floats in the JSONRPC `id` field ([#12376](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12376))

+

+Themes:

+

+* Bring `kanagawa` colors better in line with neovim version ([#11187](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11187), [#11270](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11270))

+* Add `ao` ([#11063](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11063))

+* Update `dark_plus` ([#11415](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11415))

+* Add `iceberg-light` and `iceberg-dark` ([#10674](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/10674))

+* Update everforest themes ([#11459](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11459))

+* Update gruvbox themes ([#11477](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11477))

+* Change primary selection cursor color for `naysayer` ([#11617](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11617))

+* Style picker column names in `horizon-dark` ([#11649](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11649))

+* Style picker column names in Darcula themes ([#11649](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11649))

+* Update diagnostics colors in `snazzy` ([#11731](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11731))

+* Update bogster themes ([#11353](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11353))

+* Highlight `keyword.storage` in `onedark` ([#11802](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11802))

+* Add `ui.virtual.jump-label` to `serika-dark` ([#11911](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11911))

+* Add `adwaita-light` ([#10869](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/10869))

+* Add seoul256 themes ([#11466](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11466))

+* Add yo themes ([#11703](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11703))

+* Add `eiffel` ([#11679](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11679))

+* Add `carbonfox` ([#11558](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11558))

+* Set tags color in monokai themes ([#11917](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11917))

+* Improve readability of spacebones picker selection ([#12064](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12064))

+* Update modus themes ([#11949](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11949))

+* Use bold for statusline mode indicator in `onedarker` ([#11958](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11958))

+* Update hex themes, add a new hex theme ([#10849](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/10849))

+* Add `sunset` ([#12093](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12093))

+* Add bufferline highlighting for flexoki themes ([#12146](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12146))

+* Add colors for (un)checked list items to catppuccin themes ([#12167](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12167))

+* Update `voxed` ([#9328](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9328))

+* Add `vintage` ([#9361](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/9361))

+* Add directory style to everforest themes ([#12287](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12287))

+* Add inactive text and update jump label highlights in `dark_plus` ([#12289](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12289))

+* Sync changes with catppuccin themes ([#12304](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12304))

+* Add `ui.text.directory` to `nightfox` ([#12328](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12328))

+* Add `ui.text.directory` to `sunset` ([#12328](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12328))

+* Add `diagnostic.unnecessary` to Catppuccin themes ([#12391](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12391))

+

+New languages:

+

+* `jjdescription` ([#11271](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11271), [#11857](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11857), [#12305](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12305))

+* i3wm and Sway configs ([#11424](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11424))

+* TypeSpec ([#11412](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11412))

+* jq ([#11393](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11393))

+* Thrift ([#11367](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11367))

+* Gherkin ([#11083](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11083))

+* Circom ([#11676](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11676))

+* Dune ([#11829](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11829))

+* Snakemake ([#11858](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11858), [#11936](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11936))

+* Cylc ([#11830](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11830))

+* textproto ([#11874](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11874))

+* Spade ([#11448](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11448), [#12276](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12276))

+* NestedText ([#11987](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11987))

+* Quint ([#11898](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11898))

+* Amber-lang ([#12021](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12021))

+* Vento ([#12147](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12147))

+* Teal ([#12081](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12081))

+* Koto ([#12307](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12307))

+* NGINX ([#12309](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12309))

+

+Updated languages and queries:

+

+* Add comment injections for Hare ([#11173](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11173))

+* Improve highlights for `blade.php` files ([#11138](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11138))

+* Update tree-sitter-slint ([#11224](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11224), [#11757](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11757), [#12297](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12297))

+* Recognize `just` files as Just ([#11286](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11286))

+* Recognize `mdx` as Markdown ([#11122](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11122))

+* Update Just grammar and queries ([#11306](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11306))

+* Recognize `tclsh` as TCL ([#11236](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11236))

+* Update Godot grammar and queries ([#11235](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11235))

+* Update Gleam grammar and queries ([#11427](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11427))

+* Add `mesonlsp` for Meson ([#11416](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11416))

+* Update HTML highlights ([#11400](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11400))

+* Add comment textobjects for Verilog ([#11388](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11388))

+* Switch tree-sitter-just grammar ([#11380](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11380), [#11606](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11606), [#12141](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12141))

+* Update tree-sitter-fsharp ([#11061](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11061))

+* Add `nixd` for Nix ([#10767](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/10767))

+* Highlight types and enum members from the Rust prelude ([#8535](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8535))

+* Improve textobjects for HCL, Nix ([#11513](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11513))

+* Add textobjects queries for docker-compose, dockerfile, env, git-config, hcl, hocon, prisma, SQL and YAML ([#11513](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11513))

+* Recognize cshtml files as HTML ([#11540](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11540))

+* Set a memory limit for the Lean language server ([#11683](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11683))

+* Add configurations for jedi and ruff language servers ([#11630](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11630))

+* Update Vue highlights ([#11706](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11706))

+* Switch tree-sitter-hcl grammar ([#11749](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11749))

+* Fix `odinfmt` formatter configuration ([#11759](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11759))

+* Recognize `rbs` files as Ruby ([#11786](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11786))

+* Update tree-sitter-nickel ([#11771](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11771))

+* Recognize `ldtk` and `ldtkl` files as JSON ([#11793](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11793))

+* Fix highlights for builtin functions in Fish ([#11792](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11792))

+* Add `superhtml` for HTML ([#11609](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11609))

+* Add a configuration for the Vale language server ([#11636](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11636))

+* Add Erlang Language Platform (`elp`) for Erlang ([#11499](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11499))

+* Update Odin highlights ([#11804](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11804))

+* Remove auto-pairs for single quotes in SML ([#11838](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11838))

+* Add `glsl_analyzer` for GLSL ([#11891](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11891))

+* Recognize `.prettierrc` as YAML ([#11997](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11997))

+* Fix `swift-format` formatter configuration ([#12052](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12052))

+* Add `package.json` and `tsconfig.json` as JS/TS workspace roots ([#10652](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/10652))

+* Add "INVARIANT" to comment error highlights ([#12094](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12094))

+* Update Rescript grammar and queries ([#11165](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11165))

+* Update tree-sitter-nasm ([#11795](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11795))

+* Update LLVM grammars ([#11851](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11851))

+* Update Perl and Pod grammars ([#11848](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11848))

+* Add Nim injections in Nix ([#11837](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11837))

+* Recognize `livemd` as Markdown ([#12034](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12034))

+* Update Unison grammar and queries ([#12039](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12039))

+* Turn off Swift auto-format by default ([#12071](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12071))

+* Recognize `.swift-format` as JSON ([#12071](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12071))

+* Recognize `.clangd` and `.clang-format` as YAML ([#12032](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12032))

+* Recognize `ssh_config.d/*.conf` as sshclientconfig ([#11947](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11947))

+* Update comment token configs for Zig ([#12049](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12049))

+* Update tree-sitter-bicep ([#11525](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11525))

+* Add `hyperls` for Hyperlang ([#11056](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11056))

+* Add highlight queries for Solidity ([#12102](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12102))

+* Recognize `WORKSPACE.bzlmod` as Starlark ([#12103](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12103))

+* Update Ada grammar and queries ([#12131](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12131))

+* Restrict Hocon file-types glob patterns ([#12156](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12156))

+* Update Mojo language server to Magic ([#12195](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12195))

+* Switch tree-sitter-v grammar ([#12236](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12236))

+* Add "COMPLIANCE" to comment error highlights ([#12094](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12094))

+* Add a language server configuration for `ltex-ls-plus` ([#12251](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12251))

+* Update tree-sitter-dockerfile ([#12230](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12230))

+* Add `]` to PHP outdents ([#12286](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12286))

+* Add textobjects for Odin ([#12302](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12302))

+* Update tree-sitter-heex and queries ([#12334](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12334))

+* Update protobuf highlights ([#12339](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12339))

+* Switch tree-sitter-query (TSQ) grammar ([#12148](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12148), [e0bccd2](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/commit/e0bccd2))

+* Add block comment configurations for jinja and nunjucks ([#12348](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12348))

+* Add `uv` shebang for python ([#12360](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12360))

+* Update tree-sitter-vento ([#12368](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12368))

+* Switch Protobuf tree-sitter grammar ([#12225](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12225))

+* Recognize `hypr/*.conf` as Hyprland ([#12384](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/12384))

+

+Packaging:

+

+* Add completions for Nushell ([#11262](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11262), [#11346](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11346))

+* Fix completion of flags in Bash completions ([#11246](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11246))

+* Include shell completions in Nix outputs ([#11518](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/11518))

+

+version = "25.1.0"

+version = "25.1.0"

+version = "25.1.0"

+version = "25.1.0"

+version = "25.1.0"

+version = "25.1.0"

+version = "25.1.0"

+version = "25.1.0"

+version = "25.1.0"

+version = "25.1.0"

+version = "25.1.0"

+version = "25.1.0"

+version = "25.1.0"

+ <release version="25.01" date="2025-01-03">

+ <url>https://helix-editor.com/news/release-25-01-highlights/</url>

+ </release>