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Where Is the Helix Config File?

Helix config.toml and languages.toml in ~/.config/helix on all desktop platforms.

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Helix reads config.toml and languages.toml from a helix folder in the OS config home. Themes, keys and language servers split across the two files.

Missing files mean defaults. Create only what you override; the built-ins cover the rest sensibly.

Where Helix stores this, by platform

Linux
~/.config/helix/config.toml

Holds config.toml, languages.toml and runtime additions. Same filenames on all platforms. Open from inside with :config-open.

Windows
%APPDATA%\helix\config.toml

Same role. Windows builds use %APPDATA%\helix with identical filenames.

Frequently asked questions

How do I configure Helix?

Create config.toml for theme, editor and key options plus languages.toml for language servers. :config-open jumps straight to the folder from inside Helix.

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