Getting Started

Installation

Fresh can be installed through several package managers or built from source.

Package Managers

Homebrew (macOS/Linux):

brew tap sinelaw/fresh && brew install fresh-editor

Arch Linux (AUR):

yay -S fresh-editor

npm:

npm install -g @fresh-editor/fresh-editor

Cargo:

cargo install fresh-editor

From Source

See the installation guide on GitHub for building from source.

Running Fresh

Once installed, you can run Fresh in several ways:

# Open an empty buffer
fresh

# Open a file
fresh src/main.rs

# Open multiple files
fresh file1.txt file2.txt

Core Concepts

The Command Palette

The command palette is your central hub for accessing all of Fresh's features. Press Ctrl+P to open it, and then start typing to search for commands.

Buffers

Each open file is represented as a buffer. You can have multiple buffers open at once and switch between them.

Splits

You can split your editor view horizontally or vertically to view multiple buffers at once.

The Status Bar

The status bar at the bottom displays information about the current buffer, including the file name, cursor position, and Git branch.

Next Steps

• Read the User Guide for detailed usage instructions
• Learn about terminal integration for shell commands
• Explore plugin development to extend Fresh's functionality