diff --git a/completions/leaf.bash b/completions/leaf.bash
index bd437b7..b0ba0b0 100644
--- a/completions/leaf.bash
+++ b/completions/leaf.bash
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ _leaf() {
             return
             ;;
         --editor|-e)
-            COMPREPLY=($(compgen -W "nano vim vi nvim micro helix emacs jed code codium subl gedit kate mousepad zed xjed notepad notepad++" -- "$cur"))
+            COMPREPLY=($(compgen -W "nano vim vi nvim micro hx emacs jed code codium subl gedit kate mousepad zed xjed notepad notepad++" -- "$cur"))
             return
             ;;
         --inline)
diff --git a/completions/leaf.fish b/completions/leaf.fish
index 75efcc4..1008f43 100644
--- a/completions/leaf.fish
+++ b/completions/leaf.fish
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ complete -c leaf -s h -l help -d "Show help message and exit"
 complete -c leaf -s V -l version -d "Show version information and exit"
 complete -c leaf -s w -l watch -d "Watch file for changes and reload"
 complete -c leaf -l theme -x -a "arctic forest ocean-dark solarized-dark" -d "Set color theme preset"
-complete -c leaf -s e -l editor -x -a "nano vim vi nvim micro helix emacs jed code codium subl gedit kate mousepad zed xjed notepad notepad++" -d "Set external editor"
+complete -c leaf -s e -l editor -x -a "nano vim vi nvim micro hx emacs jed code codium subl gedit kate mousepad zed xjed notepad notepad++" -d "Set external editor"
 complete -c leaf -l inline -x -a "ansi plain" -d "Render to stdout (no TUI)"
 complete -c leaf -l width -x -d "Set maximum content width (min: 20)"
 complete -c leaf -l picker -d "Open the file browser picker"
diff --git a/completions/leaf.ps1 b/completions/leaf.ps1
index 546cb53..d2238f5 100644
--- a/completions/leaf.ps1
+++ b/completions/leaf.ps1
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ $global:LeafCompleter = {
             return
         }
         { $_ -in '--editor', '-e' } {
-            @('nano', 'vim', 'vi', 'nvim', 'micro', 'helix', 'emacs', 'jed',
+            @('nano', 'vim', 'vi', 'nvim', 'micro', 'hx', 'emacs', 'jed',
               'code', 'codium', 'subl', 'gedit', 'kate', 'mousepad', 'zed',
               'xjed', 'notepad', 'notepad++') |
                 Where-Object { $_ -like "$wordToComplete*" } | ForEach-Object {
diff --git a/completions/leaf.zsh b/completions/leaf.zsh
index def93dc..366df1c 100644
--- a/completions/leaf.zsh
+++ b/completions/leaf.zsh
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ _leaf() {
         '-w[Watch file for changes and reload]'
         '--watch[Watch file for changes and reload]'
         '--theme[Set color theme preset]:theme:(arctic forest ocean-dark solarized-dark)'
-        '-e[Set external editor]:editor:(nano vim vi nvim micro helix emacs jed code codium subl gedit kate mousepad zed xjed notepad notepad++)'
-        '--editor[Set external editor]:editor:(nano vim vi nvim micro helix emacs jed code codium subl gedit kate mousepad zed xjed notepad notepad++)'
+        '-e[Set external editor]:editor:(nano vim vi nvim micro hx emacs jed code codium subl gedit kate mousepad zed xjed notepad notepad++)'
+        '--editor[Set external editor]:editor:(nano vim vi nvim micro hx emacs jed code codium subl gedit kate mousepad zed xjed notepad notepad++)'
         '--inline[Render to stdout (no TUI)]:format:(ansi plain)'
         '--width[Set maximum content width (min: 20)]:width:'
         '--picker[Open the file browser picker]'
diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index cc6eec3..5edc21c 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ theme = "ocean"
 
 # Default editor for Ctrl+E
 # Any editor name available in PATH: nano, vim, nvim, micro,
-# helix, emacs, code, subl, gedit, kate, mousepad, zed, etc.
+# hx, emacs, code, subl, gedit, kate, mousepad, zed, etc.
 #
 # For paths with spaces, just write the path:
 # editor = 'C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe'
diff --git a/src/editor.rs b/src/editor.rs
index 5b2a96f..e69e97a 100644
--- a/src/editor.rs
+++ b/src/editor.rs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ const KNOWN_EDITORS: &[(&str, EditorKind)] = &[
     ("vi", EditorKind::Terminal),
     ("nvim", EditorKind::Terminal),
     ("micro", EditorKind::Terminal),
-    ("helix", EditorKind::Terminal),
+    ("hx", EditorKind::Terminal),
     ("emacs", EditorKind::Terminal),
     ("jed", EditorKind::Terminal),
     ("code", EditorKind::Gui),
diff --git a/src/tests/editor.rs b/src/tests/editor.rs
index ac345e0..da5e30a 100644
--- a/src/tests/editor.rs
+++ b/src/tests/editor.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ fn classify_terminal_editors() {
     assert_eq!(classify("vim"), EditorKind::Terminal);
     assert_eq!(classify("nvim"), EditorKind::Terminal);
     assert_eq!(classify("micro"), EditorKind::Terminal);
-    assert_eq!(classify("helix"), EditorKind::Terminal);
+    assert_eq!(classify("hx"), EditorKind::Terminal);
     assert_eq!(classify("emacs"), EditorKind::Terminal);
     assert_eq!(classify("jed"), EditorKind::Terminal);
 }
@@ -223,6 +223,6 @@ fn resolve_editor_fallback_is_not_empty() {
 
 #[test]
 fn resolve_editor_config_takes_priority_over_fallback() {
-    let result = resolve_editor(None, Some("helix"));
-    assert_eq!(result, "helix");
+    let result = resolve_editor(None, Some("hx"));
+    assert_eq!(result, "hx");
 }