[rscrawfo]

Does Helix fit that bill for you? It's fast, modal and very little config required.

I think there's also a fork if you can't let go of the VIM bindings.

[spiderice]

Helix is a non-starter until it has plugins. Which is taking YEARS longer than it should to get implemented.

The fuck-off-if-you-don't-agree-with-me dictator of the project doesn't help either.