Official Resources
3- Website
project home, docs, news.
- Playground
inspect parse trees in the browser.
- Documentation
parser usage guide.
Install Tree-sitter
2- CLI installation
build and install from source.
- Package manager
install grammars and the CLI via a package manager.
Parsers
2- Official parser list
maintained grammars with docs.
- Community grammars
additional language support.
Bindings
5- JavaScript / TypeScript
Node.js bindings.
- Rust
Rust crate for parsers.
- Python
Python bindings.
- Go
Go bindings.
- Multi-language pack
300+ pre-built grammars with unified bindings for Python, Node.js, Rust, Go, Java, Ruby, PHP, C#, and more.
Editors
8- Emacs
Tree-sitter integration and modes.
- Helix
modal editor using Tree-sitter everywhere.
- Lapce
fast code editor with Tree-sitter highlighting.
- Monaco
Tree-sitter for the Monaco editor.
- NeoVim
Treesitter core (docs: neovim.io/doc/user/treesitter.html).
- Notepad++
Tree-sitter highlighting, folding and code navigation plugin.
- Pulsar
Atom community fork with Tree-sitter support.
- Zed
collaborative editor built on Tree-sitter.
Tools
33Analysis / navigation7
- vscode-anycode
VS Code language features without servers.
- bloop
semantic search backed by Tree-sitter.
- tree-climber
structural code analysis.
- zizmor
static analysis via Tree-sitter.
- basemind
Code-map & code-search across 300+ languages built on tree-sitter: symbols, references, callers, and call graphs, served to AI agents over MCP.
- omen
code-health analysis (complexity, tech debt, hotspots, clones) via Tree-sitter.
- VTCode
terminal coding agent using tree-sitter-bash for fail-closed shell safety and bundled grammars for structural search.
Code highlighting1
- arborium
Tree-sitter powered syntax colors.
Code manipulation7
- iswap.nvim
swap nodes in NeoVim.
- nvim-treesitter-textobjects
text objects from syntax nodes.
- nvim-treehopper
leap through syntax nodes.
- ts-movement
navigate code by syntax units.
- tree-sitter-fold
folding driven by parse trees.
- tree-edit
structural editing via Tree-sitter.
- uncomment
strip comments from source across 30+ languages via Tree-sitter queries.
Conflict merge1
- mergiraf
semantic merge tool.
Diff4
- difftastic
syntax-aware diff viewer.
- diffsitter
Tree-sitter based diffing.
- perspica
semantic diff for code review: names each change, sets mechanical noise aside, and orders changes by call flow.
- citydiff
structural diff over a commit range, drawn as a 3D city of packages, declarations and calls.
Documentation1
- doctree
docs explorer using parse trees.
Formatting1
- topiary
formatter built on Tree-sitter grammars.
Graphs and relations2
- tree-sitter-graph
graph queries over syntax trees.
- introducing stack graphs
stack graph overview.
Search / lint3
- ast-grep
structural search and rewrite.
- tree-grepper
grep syntax nodes.
- tree-tags
ctags generated from parse trees.
Secrets / security5
- kingfisher
secret scanning via Tree-sitter.
- RepoAudit
static analysis with Tree-sitter.
- buttercup
security-oriented parsing.
- slice
SAST using Tree-sitter queries.
- semgrep
pattern-based SAST.
Source code representation1
- tree-sitter-codeviews
code views from syntax trees.
Tutorials
2- Tree-sitter basics
intro and examples.
- Q&A collection
common questions and answers.
Playgrounds
4- Arborium highlighting playground
preview syntax colors.
- AST-grep playground
test structural queries.
- Official playground
inspect grammar outputs.
- TSPM playground
browse grammars and examples.
Articles
4- Building a linter with Tree-sitter
hands-on linter walkthrough.
- Limitations and considerations
trade-offs and pitfalls.
- Pattern matching deep dive (AST-grep)
pattern semantics.
- Tooling for tooling
Tree-sitter context in tooling.
Research
2- Incremental re-parse
original paper on incremental parsing.
- Customized source code representations
Tree-sitter based embeddings.
Talks
1- Tree-sitter beyond syntax highlighting (EmacsConf 2022)
overview of advanced uses.