# mrjones2014/smart-splits.nvim

🧠 Smart, seamless, directional navigation and resizing of Neovim + terminal multiplexer splits. Supports Zellij, Tmux, Wezterm, and Kitty. Think about splits in terms of "up/down/left/right".

Repository: https://github.com/mrjones2014/smart-splits.nvim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/smart-splitsnvim
Language: Lua
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: nvim, neovim, neovim-plugin, window-manager, window-management, split, split-pane, kitty, mux, tmux, wezterm, zellij
Last push: 2026-08-22T01:31:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 79, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1628, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": 141, "gap_med": 22, "n_releases_24m": 12}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1714, forks 74 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:26.194506+00:00)

## What it is
A Neovim plugin providing directional (up/down/left/right) navigation and resizing of split panes, with seamless integration across Neovim and terminal multiplexers like Tmux, Zellij, Wezterm, and Kitty. It replaces resize-based mental models with direction-based movement across all splits.

## Use cases
- navigate between neovim splits and tmux panes seamlessly
- resize vim windows using left/right/up/down instead of wider/narrower
- move cursor across terminal multiplexer panes from inside neovim
- ignore sidebar buffers like nvim-tree when resizing splits
- consistent split keybindings across tmux zellij wezterm and kitty

## When to choose
- you use Neovim together with a terminal multiplexer and want unified pane navigation
- you find vim's wider/narrower/taller/shorter resizing unintuitive
- you want one set of directional keybindings for both vim splits and terminal panes

## When to avoid
- you don't use Neovim
- you don't use splits or a terminal multiplexer
- you need a general-purpose terminal window manager rather than an editor plugin

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: stable
- function: ui-components, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: editor-plugin, cli, cross-platform
- tags: neovim, tmux, zellij, wezterm, kitty, window-management, split-navigation, lua, command-line

## Member repositories
- mrjones2014/smart-splits.nvim (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:26.194506+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 2026-08-30T03:34:39.477031+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mrjones2014/smart-splits.nvim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:26.194506+00:00, sha 0eb24909e4cd)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.