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PSEdit

PSEdit is a terminal-based editor for PowerShell and common text-based configuration files. It runs from PowerShell and provides a focused editing experience without leaving the terminal.

Use PSEdit when you need a lightweight editor for scripts, JSON, YAML, XML, Markdown, or plain text files in a shell-first workflow.

Features

  • PowerShell IntelliSense.

  • Syntax highlighting for PowerShell, JSON, YAML, XML, Markdown, and plain text.

  • PowerShell script execution.

  • Error and syntax error views.

  • Format on save for supported file types.

  • Custom themes through psedit.json.

Quick Examples

Start the editor.

Show-PSEditor

Open a file.

Show-PSEditor -Path .\build.ps1

Use the alias.

psedit .\settings.json

Run the current PowerShell script with F5, run a selection with F8, or run and exit with Ctrl+Shift+F5.

Formatting PowerShell

PowerShell formatting requires PSScriptAnalyzer.

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