Helix light theme setup for macOS

helix-setup-mac.md

Setup Helix Light Theme on macOS

Install Helix and configure it to match light terminal theme.

Install Helix

brew install helix

Configure Theme

mkdir -p ~/.config/helix
cat > ~/.config/helix/config.toml << 'TOML'
theme = "onelight"

[editor]
line-number = "relative"
cursorline = true
color-modes = true
bufferline = "multiple"

[editor.cursor-shape]
insert = "bar"
normal = "block"
select = "underline"

[editor.file-picker]
hidden = false
TOML

Verify

hx ~/.config/helix/config.toml

Should show light theme matching your terminal.

Alternative Light Themes

If onelight doesn't match perfectly, try:

• theme = "github_light"
• theme = "gruvbox_light"
• theme = "papercolor-light"

Edit ~/.config/helix/config.toml and change the theme line.