# 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.

Repository: https://github.com/AlfredoSequeida/hints
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hints
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: linux, vim, vimium, x11, wayland
Last push: 2026-06-28T04:02:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 81/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 89, release rhythm 90, longevity 48
- inputs: {"age_days": 672, "days_push": 66, "days_rel": 66, "gap_med": 13.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1349, forks 45 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:27.649977+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, accessibility, workflow-automation, developer-tools
- domain: desktop-applications, accessibility, developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: python
- tags: keyboard-driven-ui, vimium-for-desktop, mouseless, vim-keybindings, x11, wayland, linux

## Member repositories
- AlfredoSequeida/hints (main) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:27.649977+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 2026-08-30T04:42:19.242946+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/AlfredoSequeida/hints (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:27.649977+00:00, sha 6292ec9ad8ee)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.