Ox editor

Ox editor 0.7.7

The simple but flexible text editor

  • By curlpipe
  • Open Source
  • Portable
  • Updated Mar 13, 2025
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About Ox editor

Ox is an independent text editor that can be used to write everything from text to code.

What's new in 0.7.7

Some quick and important quality of life fixes!

  • Thanks to @patch0 for adding a check to see if the search/replace input is empty (preventing strange behaviour)
  • Updated the README to be more concise

Full release notes »

Technical details

Publishercurlpipe
Version0.7.7
Release date2025-03-13
LicenseGPL-2.0
Installer typeportable
Architecturex64
Package IDcurlpipe.ox

Install Ox editor from the command line

Install with Windows Package Manager
winget install --id=curlpipe.ox -e
Update to the latest version
winget upgrade --id=curlpipe.ox -e
Uninstall
winget uninstall --id=curlpipe.ox -e

Ox editor adds this command to the command line: ox.

crosstermeditoreditorsoxrustterminalterminal-basedtui

File types supported by Ox editor

Ox editor can open or be associated with 58 file types:

.asm.bash.bash_profile.bashrc.c.c++.cc.cgi.class.cpp.cs.csproj.css.csv.cxx.dart.diff.go.h.hpp.hs.htm.html.javavb.js.json.kt.lua.m.markdown.md.nu.php.pl.pm.prolog.py.pyw.r.rb.rproj.rs.ruby.s.scala.sh.sql.sqlproj.swift.tex.toml.ts.tsx.txt.xhtml.xml.yaml.yml

Ox editor version history

0.7.6 Dec 24, 2024

Frequently asked questions

Is Ox editor free?

Yes. Ox editor is free and open-source software released under the GPL-2.0 license.

What is the latest version of Ox editor?

The latest version is 0.7.7, released on Mar 13, 2025.

Is it safe to download Ox editor?

The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with c95b0f2f7f49bc8b0c6bb01928cf7eda5b6492813b6f7ee51b9ddda3abd3b01f.

Which Windows versions does Ox editor support?

Ox editor runs on Windows and is available for 64-bit (x64) systems.

How do I uninstall Ox editor?

Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find Ox editor and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=curlpipe.ox -e.

Is there a portable version of Ox editor?

Yes. Ox editor is available as a portable program (ox.exe, 64-bit (x64)) that runs without installation. Copy it to any folder or USB drive and run it from there.

What file types can Ox editor open?

Ox editor supports 58 file types, including .asm, .bash, .bash_profile, .bashrc, .c, .c++, .cc, .cgi and more.

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