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# Other Editors

We don't currently have official extension support for the following editors:

* Helix
* Vim / Neovim
* Emacs
* Sublime Text
* Atom

## Workarounds

Since BAML uses a standard Language Server Protocol (LSP) implementation, you may be able to configure your editor to use the BAML language server manually.

### Using the BAML Language Server

The BAML CLI includes a built-in language server. You can start it with:

```bash
baml-cli lsp
```

This starts an LSP server on stdio that you can connect to from any editor with LSP support.

### Manual Editing

An alternative is to edit your files in our [Playground](https://www.promptfiddle.com/), and copy the code into your editor. However, we recommend using one of our officially supported editors for the best experience:

* [VS Code](/guide/installation-editors/vs-code-extension)
* [Cursor](/guide/installation-editors/cursor-extension)
* [JetBrains IDEs](/guide/installation-editors/jetbrains)
* [Zed](/guide/installation-editors/zed)

## Contributing

If you're interested in contributing editor support for another editor, [please reach out](/guide/contact). We'd love to help you get started!

The BAML extension is a language server, so we can technically support any editor that supports the Language Server Protocol. The main components needed are:

1. **Syntax highlighting**: Usually via TextMate grammars or tree-sitter
2. **LSP integration**: Connecting to the BAML language server
3. **Playground** (optional): A webview for interactive testing