# FelixKratz/SketchyVim

Adds all vim moves and modes to macOS text fields

Repository: https://github.com/FelixKratz/SketchyVim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sketchyvim
Language: C
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: vim, macos, accessibility, text, input, keyboard-shortcuts
Last push: 2024-03-16T07:27:24+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": 1664, "days_push": 900, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1021, forks 21 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:15.845981+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: editor, accessibility
- domain: text-editors, operating-systems, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: vim, vim-keybindings, system-wide, libvim, input-method, accessibility-api, keyboard-shortcuts, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- FelixKratz/SketchyVim (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:15.845981+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 2026-08-30T07:08:47.175525+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/FelixKratz/SketchyVim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:15.845981+00:00, sha a57b9a53e18e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.