Issues

• JSON parser rejects 0e400 because parse_f64_approx returns NaN for a zero mantissa with a large exponent

  microsoft/edit#990 · Filter by author auraseb opened on Oct 18, 2026

• [bug]: Cursor misalignment occurs when displaying inline code in Markdown under word wrap

  microsoft/edit#948 · Filter by author xiaoditx opened on Sep 6, 2026
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• edit 2.0.0 / 1.2.1 fails to open files on WinFsp-FUSE mounted drives (e.g. SFTP mounts): ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_VOLUME (os error 1005)

  microsoft/edit#947 · Filter by author hrizal opened on Aug 31, 2026
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• Type ALT or Option to open the menu

  microsoft/edit#928 · Filter by author rafaelvsouza opened on Aug 21, 2026
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• [feature request] more shortcuts

  microsoft/edit#904 · Filter by author iamqiz opened on Jul 30, 2026

• Show and ideally warn when "strange" unicode chars are used like VS Code does.

  C-taskE-help-wantedP-medium
  microsoft/edit#896 · Filter by author Frulfump opened on Jul 22, 2026
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• Old-school 95/98 DOS 7(.1) EDIT had a mostly unknown '/40' (any number works) parameter that enabled binary-viewed-as-ASCII editing of files

  microsoft/edit#894 · Filter by author Mashrien opened on Jul 11, 2026
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• provide a statically linked musl binary for Linux releases

  E-needs-discussion
  microsoft/edit#889 · Filter by author unoukujou opened on Jul 4, 2026
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• Hoist the TUI framework out so it can be re-used easily

  microsoft/edit#886 · Filter by author kromych opened on Jul 2, 2026
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• Delete Line keyboard shortcut

  microsoft/edit#885 · Filter by author tofflos opened on Jun 29, 2026
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• Edit is hard to use in Windows containers, now using vim as default text editor

  microsoft/edit#874 · Filter by author martijnvandenboom opened on Jun 11, 2026
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• The configuration for global edit is still 1.2.1

  microsoft/edit#873 · Filter by author aiysya opened on Jun 10, 2026
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• Is there documentation or a JSON schema to show what's supported in settings.json / Preferences?

  microsoft/edit#864 · Filter by author jsskeen-utah opened on May 18, 2026
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• Illegal Instruction Using "sudo edit"

  microsoft/edit#861 · Filter by author rcesar22 opened on May 13, 2026
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• crates.io package still on 1.2.1

  C-bugP-high
  microsoft/edit#855 · Filter by author TheBicPen opened on May 6, 2026
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• Feature Request: Add right-click context menu for selected text

  C-featureE-help-wantedP-low
  microsoft/edit#854 · Filter by author xiaokentrl opened on May 6, 2026

• [Installation] Winget package path includes version number, causing PATH conflicts and update breakage

  C-taskE-help-wantedP-medium
  microsoft/edit#829 · Filter by author ignaciogalvanvitas opened on Apr 29, 2026
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• Shortcut for the lower statusbar

  microsoft/edit#828 · Filter by author KotexChick00 opened on Apr 29, 2026

• Feature Request: macOS CMD key support as alternative to CTRL shortcuts

  C-taskE-help-wantedP-medium
  microsoft/edit#827 · Filter by author caduz opened on Apr 29, 2026
  3

• Ctrl+q doesn't exit file picker

  microsoft/edit#826 · Filter by author Araxeus opened on Apr 28, 2026
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• Persistent editor settings and customizable keybindings

  microsoft/edit#803 · Filter by author FlipFlopszzz opened on Apr 18, 2026

• Highlight menu items on hover

  microsoft/edit#798 · Filter by author LinuxGuy-cyber opened on Apr 13, 2026
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• [2.0] syntax highlighting should not apply to selected text

  microsoft/edit#788 · Filter by author DHowett opened on Mar 31, 2026
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• [Alt] + [Leftarrow] at EOF breaks cursor position when word wrap is active, potential freeze

  C-bugP-high
  microsoft/edit#778 · Filter by author PaulWendtland opened on Mar 25, 2026
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• Pasted code shifted and unusable

  microsoft/edit#771 · Filter by author robertstrom opened on Mar 5, 2026
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