# ggandor/lightspeed.nvim

deprecated in favor of leap.nvim

Repository: https://github.com/ggandor/lightspeed.nvim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/lightspeednvim
Language: Fennel
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: neovim, neovim-plugin, nvim, nvim-plugin, fennel, motion, navigation, vim, lua
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-12-01T22:45:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1906, "days_push": 1006, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1553, forks 27 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:02.907282+00:00)

## What it is
Lightspeed.nvim is a Neovim motion plugin that lets users jump to any visible position by typing a two-character search pattern plus optional target labels. It is now deprecated in favor of its successor, leap.nvim.

## Use cases
- jump to any position on screen with few keystrokes in neovim
- replace native vim navigation commands like f t and search
- fast cursor movement within the visible window
- easymotion or hop style jumping in neovim
- minimize keystrokes for in-window navigation

## When to avoid
- starting a new configuration - use leap.nvim instead
- you want actively maintained or updated features
- you need extensibility for arbitrary target selection

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: editor
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools
- platform: editor-plugin
- tags: neovim, vim-motion, navigation, deprecated, leap-nvim-successor

## Member repositories
- ggandor/lightspeed.nvim (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:02.907282+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 2026-08-30T04:30:08.953909+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ggandor/lightspeed.nvim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:02.907282+00:00, sha 7d7501e8c591)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.