install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install fresh-editor

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#fresh-editor

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/fr/fresh-editor/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install fresh-editor

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · fresh-editor · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id sinelaw.fresh-editor -e

Windows Package Manager source index · sinelaw.fresh-editor · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/fresh

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/fresh.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Text editor for your terminal: easy, powerful and fast

Project links

Commands and aliases

fresh

history

Project history and usage

Fresh is a terminal text editor that presents familiar graphical-editor conventions inside a terminal UI. Its official README describes zero-configuration startup, standard keybindings, mouse support, menus, a command palette, language-server features, multi-cursor editing, themes, plugins, and large-file handling.

Project history

Fresh is developed as a Rust application under the `sinelaw/fresh` repository and is documented through an official website and user guide. Official release metadata visible during research showed a fast-moving 0.x line in 2026, including the 0.3 series in May 2026 and 0.4 releases in June 2026.

Adoption history

The README presents Fresh as broadly packaged rather than source-only. It documents installation through Homebrew, winget, Arch AUR packages, Debian and Ubuntu `.deb` packages, Fedora and RHEL `.rpm` packages, openSUSE, FreeBSD ports/pkg, Gentoo GURU, AppImage, Flatpak, npm, cargo-binstall, crates.io, Nix flakes, prebuilt binaries, and source builds.

That distribution list suggests the project is aimed at users who want a modern editor binary available from normal operating-system and language package channels, not only Rust developers.

How it is used

The main command is `fresh`, used to open files from the terminal. Typical use is interactive editing with familiar shortcuts, command-palette navigation, LSP features, search and replace, file explorer workflows, split panes, integrated terminal support, themes, and TypeScript plugins.

Why package nerds care

Fresh is package-nerd interesting because it is a contemporary terminal editor that deliberately targets many package channels at once. It is a useful specimen of how a Rust CLI application can be shipped through native package managers, language registries, self-contained Linux formats, and prebuilt release artifacts while keeping the runtime surface to a single `fresh` command.

Timeline

2026-05: Official releases include Fresh 0.3.x builds.
2026-06: Official releases include Fresh 0.4.0, 0.4.1, and 0.4.2.
2026: The README documents wide package availability across Homebrew, winget, AUR, deb/rpm, AppImage, Flatpak, npm, crates.io, Nix, FreeBSD, and Gentoo.

Related projects

Fresh is positioned against familiar graphical editor workflows from editors such as VS Code and Sublime Text, while remaining a terminal-first application.
Its related packaging surfaces include crates.io, npm, Homebrew, winget, Nix flakes, AppImage, Flatpak, and Linux distribution package formats.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for fresh-editor. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.config/fresh/config.json.fresh/config.json.fresh/session.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\fresh\config.json.fresh\config.json.fresh\session.json

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`fresh`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.4.3

manager updated2026-07-06

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.4.3

https://github.com/sinelaw/fresh

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:fresh-editor
Version	0.4.3
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fresh-editor
Homepage	https://sinelaw.github.io/fresh/
Repository	https://github.com/sinelaw/fresh
Upstream docs	https://getfresh.dev/docs
License	GPL-2.0-or-later
Source archive	https://github.com/sinelaw/fresh/archive/refs/tags/v0.4.3.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-06T08:10:54Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	fresh-editor
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

fresh-editor

nix profile install nixpkgs#fresh-editor

normalized package name match
Matched by: Fresh Editor

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fr/fresh-editor/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

zypper95%

fresh-editor 0.3.12-1.1

A terminal text editor you can just use

https://getfresh.dev/

sudo zypper install fresh-editor

License: GPL-2.0-only
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: fresh-editor
3 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Fresh Editor

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fresh-editor from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

winget95%

sinelaw.fresh-editor

winget install --id sinelaw.fresh-editor -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Fresh Editor

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: sinelaw.fresh-editor from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

Scoop92%

main/fresh

scoop install main/fresh

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Fresh

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/fresh.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/fresh-editor.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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