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AlfredoSequeida/hints

Hints lets you navigate GUI applications in Linux without your mouse by displaying "hints" you can type on your keyboard to interact with GUI elements. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/AlfredoSequeida/hints · Python · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

81/100

  • Activity 89
  • Release rhythm 90
  • Longevity 48
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: 13.5
  • age_days: 672
  • days_rel: 66
  • days_push: 66
  • n_releases_24m: 3

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1349 stars · 45 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Hints is a Linux desktop application that lets you navigate GUI applications entirely with your keyboard by overlaying typeable hints on interactive elements, inspired by Vimium. It supports clicking, right-clicking, dragging, hovering, and scrolling via vim-style keybindings on both X11 and Wayland.

Use cases

  • use linux without a mouse
  • click gui buttons with keyboard
  • vimium for the linux desktop
  • keyboard-driven window navigation
  • drag and hover without a mouse
  • scroll with vim keybindings

When to choose

  • you want mouseless navigation of Linux GUI apps
  • you prefer vim-style keyboard workflows
  • you use X11 or a supported Wayland compositor

When to avoid

  • you need dragging on Wayland (compositor-dependent)
  • you run Windows or macOS
  • your system lacks a compositing setup

Facets

application · maturity active

gui accessibility workflow-automation developer-tools desktop-applications accessibility developer-tools operating-systems python keyboard-driven-ui vimium-for-desktop mouseless vim-keybindings x11 wayland linux

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
AlfredoSequeida/hintsmain81

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