# atom/vim-mode

Next generation vim support for atom

Repository: https://github.com/atom/vim-mode
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vim-mode
Language: CoffeeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2017-06-15T20:06:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4780, "days_push": 3366, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1709, forks 247 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:25.588805+00:00)

## What it is
A Vim modal editing package for the Atom text editor, providing Vim-style keybindings and modal control. It is deprecated in favor of vim-mode-plus and no longer maintained.

## Use cases
- use vim keybindings in atom
- modal editing in atom editor
- vim motions and commands in atom
- edit text with vim modes without leaving atom
- hjkl navigation in atom

## When to choose
- you are locked into an old Atom setup and need basic vim emulation
- you want a simple vim layer and cannot migrate packages

## When to avoid
- you are starting fresh - use vim-mode-plus instead
- you use a maintained editor like VS Code or Neovim
- you need actively maintained vim support with more features

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: editor, developer-tools
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform
- tags: vim, atom-editor, modal-editing, keybindings, deprecated, desktop

## Member repositories
- atom/vim-mode (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:25.588805+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 2026-08-30T03:35:15.097977+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/atom/vim-mode (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:25.588805+00:00, sha 17957612701e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.