A minimal floating text editor for macOS, designed for use as an external editor ($EDITOR / $VISUAL).

• Floating window (always on top)
• Syntax highlighting
• @-mention file path completion
• Translucent background with blur effect
• Save and exit with Cmd+S
• No Dock icon

brew tap wtshm/tap
brew install nanoedit

git clone https://github.com/wtshm/nanoedit.git
cd nanoedit
swift build -c release
cp .build/release/nanoedit /usr/local/bin/

nanoedit <filepath>

Set EDITOR or VISUAL in your shell profile:

export VISUAL="nanoedit"

Add to ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "env": {
    "VISUAL": "nanoedit"
  }
}

• macOS 13.0+ (Ventura)

MIT