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abo-abo/avy

Jump to things in Emacs tree-style observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/abo-abo/avy · Emacs Lisp observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4138
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 670
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1959 stars · 117 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Avy is a GNU Emacs package for jumping to visible text or lines using a char-based decision tree, similar to ace-jump-mode and vim-easymotion. It provides commands like avy-goto-char and avy-goto-line for fast keyboard-driven cursor navigation.

Use cases

  • jump to any visible character in emacs quickly
  • navigate to a line without using line numbers
  • move cursor to a word start with few keystrokes
  • replace isearch with tree-based jumping
  • emacs equivalent of vim easymotion

When to choose

  • you use Emacs and want fast keyboard-only cursor movement
  • you want a maintained successor to ace-jump-mode
  • you prefer char-based decision trees over incremental search

When to avoid

  • you don't use Emacs
  • you prefer mouse-based navigation
  • you need an editor-agnostic tool

Facets

plugin · maturity stable

editor developer-tools text-editors developer-tools editor-plugin cross-platform emacs-lisp cursor-navigation ace-jump keyboard-driven vim-easymotion-alternative emacs

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
abo-abo/avymain23

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