Helix vs Mailpit

Helix

Developer Tools

A post-modern modal text editor.

Helix is a Rust-based modal editor inspired by Kakoune, with multiple selections, tree-sitter integration, and LSP support out of the box.

Founder

Blaž Hrastnik

Founded

2020

Team

1-10

Listing

Free (nofollow)

Listed

May 2026

Mailpit

Developer Tools

Email and SMTP testing tool for developers.

Mailpit is an OSS local SMTP server with a web UI for catching dev/staging emails. Built by a solo developer.

Founded

2022

Team

1-10

Listing

Free (nofollow)

Listed

May 2026