# rhysd/NyaoVim

Web-enhanced Extensible Neovim Frontend

Repository: https://github.com/rhysd/NyaoVim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nyaovim
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: neovim, editor, gui, electron, polymer, desktop-app
Last push: 2018-04-23T11:50:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3967, "days_push": 3054, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2231, forks 59 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:29.130500+00:00)

## What it is
NyaoVim is a Neovim frontend built on Electron that embeds the Neovim editor as a Web Component. It lets users extend the editor UI with Web Components, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, with UI components installable via regular Vim plugin managers.

## Use cases
- run neovim with a modern web-based GUI
- extend vim editor UI with web components
- preview markdown in a neovim frontend
- embed a browser inside my vim editor
- build a custom neovim-based IDE frontend
- use vim plugins with HTML/CSS UI components

## When to choose
- you want a minimal, hackable Neovim GUI you can compose yourself with Web Components
- you want to build custom editor UI plugins using Node.js, Electron, and npm packages
- you want cross-platform Neovim frontend on Linux, macOS, and Windows

## When to avoid
- you want a batteries-included editor like VS Code or Atom with bundled features
- you need an actively maintained project - the last release was in 2018
- you prefer a terminal-only Vim/Neovim workflow without Electron overhead

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: editor, gui, plugin-system
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools, web-development, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: neovim, web-components, polymer, extensible-editor, vim-frontend, electron, desktop, linux, macos, nodejs, typescript

## Member repositories
- rhysd/NyaoVim (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:29.130500+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 2026-08-30T02:44:30.718724+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rhysd/NyaoVim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:29.130500+00:00, sha 23a9c9d604ae)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/nyaovim (fetched 2026-08-29T10:25:09.829130+00:00, sha f3ba38cedc67)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.