# t9md/atom-vim-mode-plus

vim-mode improved

Repository: https://github.com/t9md/atom-vim-mode-plus
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/atom-vim-mode-plus
Homepage: https://atom.io/packages/vim-mode-plus
Language: CoffeeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: atom, vim-mode, vim-mode-plus
Last push: 2021-10-07T00:57:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4000, "days_push": 1792, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1388, forks 106 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:35.305376+00:00)

## What it is
An Atom editor package providing improved Vim emulation (modal editing, motions, text objects, surround, occurrence modifier) as a replacement for the official vim-mode package. It is now defunct since Atom itself was sunset and archived by GitHub in December 2022.

## Use cases
- use vim keybindings in atom editor
- vim modal editing in atom
- replace vim-mode with a better vim package for atom
- surround and text object editing in atom
- vim-style motions and visual block mode in atom

## When to choose
- you are still on a legacy Atom installation and want the best Vim emulation available for it

## When to avoid
- you use any actively maintained editor - Atom was sunset in December 2022
- you want Vim emulation in VS Code, JetBrains, or Neovim itself
- you need long-term support or bug fixes

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: editor, developer-tools
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools
- platform: editor-plugin
- tags: vim, atom-editor, keybindings, modal-editing, editor-emulation, desktop

## Member repositories
- t9md/atom-vim-mode-plus (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:35.305376+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:39:47.534284+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/t9md/atom-vim-mode-plus (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:35.305376+00:00, sha f357a9a96e78)
  - homepage: https://atom.io/packages/vim-mode-plus (fetched 2026-08-29T11:55:25.057918+00:00, sha add14d6427a1)
  - site_page: https://github.blog/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T11:55:25.067661+00:00, sha 3ff395138dd0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.