If you are a beginner, I highly recommend you start with Helix ( https://helix-editor.com/ https://helix-editor.com/ ). It is a modal editor just like vi/vim/n

If you are a beginner, I highly recommend you start with Helix ( https://helix-editor.com/ https://helix-editor.com/ ). It is a modal editor just like vi/vim/neovim, but way better/easier/sensible/helpful than its much older ancestors, especially for new learners. Even if you will later on decide to switch to something like neovim, this switch is going to be a relative piece of cake, after you had experience and understood the basic idea behind modal editing, compared to trying to go vim cold turkey. According to my experience the vast majority of "vim beginners" actually already have a significant amount of experience with vim; it's just that the experience was negative, they didn't get far and were overwhelmed, unfoundly blaiming themselves and their own stupidity, hoping that all they are missing is a good tutorial. No, it's not you. It's the editor itself, build in 70s with the ideas, UI, hotkeys that are inapropriate for the current time. There is a much better way for modern times. Install Helix, run it and type ':tutor' to access the tutorial. After that you will be ready to go.