# Jelmerro/Vieb

Vim Inspired Electron Browser - Vim bindings for the web by design

Repository: https://github.com/Jelmerro/Vieb
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vieb
Homepage: https://vieb.dev
Language: JavaScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: electron, vim, network, browser, chromium, javascript
Last push: 2026-08-22T13:21:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 81, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2760, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": 45, "gap_med": 60, "n_releases_24m": 10}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1607, forks 78 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:10.637578+00:00)

## What it is
Vieb is a free, open-source web browser built on Electron/Chromium that provides Vim-style modal keyboard bindings for navigating the web. It includes local-first adblocking, strict privacy controls, container tabs, window splitting, and a vimrc-style configuration file.

## Use cases
- browse the web entirely with vim keybindings
- keyboard-only modal web browsing without touching the mouse
- privacy-focused browser with built-in adblocking and no telemetry
- browser with container tabs for separating cookies and sessions
- split-window and buffer-based tab management like a vim workflow
- customize browser behavior with a vimrc-style config file
- block ads and AMP pages locally without web requests

## When to choose
- you are a vim user who wants familiar modal bindings, modes, and commands while browsing
- you want a privacy-respecting browser with local-first adblocking and strict permission controls
- you need container tabs, window splitting, and deep keyboard customization in a browser
- you prefer a not-evergreen browser you can update on your own schedule

## When to avoid
- you need full Chrome extension ecosystem compatibility, since Vieb does not support Chrome extensions
- you rely on the latest Chromium security patches immediately, as Vieb is intentionally not evergreen
- you want a mouse-first, GUI-centric browsing experience with minimal configuration
- you need features like built-in sync, DRM-heavy streaming, or enterprise device management out of the box

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, security, privacy
- domain: privacy, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: web-browser, vim-bindings, modal-browsing, adblocker, container-tabs, keyboard-driven, electron-app, vimrc-config, chromium, linux, macos, electron, desktop

## Member repositories
- Jelmerro/Vieb (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:10.637578+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 2026-08-30T03:51:46.805161+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Jelmerro/Vieb (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:10.637578+00:00, sha 61e7dc378fbf)
  - homepage: https://vieb.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T11:24:02.034544+00:00, sha 4faaf850b11c)
  - site_page: https://vieb.dev/features (fetched 2026-08-29T11:24:02.044347+00:00, sha cf28774211c4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.