FelixKratz/SketchyVim

Health v2 · maintenance only

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1021 stars · 21 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

A macOS application that turns accessibility-compliant text fields across the system into full vim buffers by synchronizing them with a real vim core (libvim). It supports all vim modes and commands, custom svimrc configuration, and per-app blacklisting.

Use cases

• use vim keybindings in every macOS text field
• edit text in any mac app with vim motions
• system-wide vim mode on macOS
• use vim commands in browser text boxes
• avoid leaving vim muscle memory when writing emails or notes

When to choose

• you want real, complete vim behavior (all modes and commands) in native macOS text fields
• you want a configurable solution with custom remappings and app blacklists
• you prefer syncing with an actual vim core rather than reimplemented keybindings

When to avoid

• you use Firefox or apps whose text fields break the accessibility API
• you need multikey remappings like jk for escape
• you are not on macOS or do not want to grant accessibility permissions to a background service

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

editor accessibility text-editors operating-systems developer-tools vim vim-keybindings system-wide libvim input-method accessibility-api keyboard-shortcuts macos desktop

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