christoomey/vim-tmux-navigator

Health v2 · maintenance only

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6274 stars · 366 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A Vim/Neovim plugin that enables seamless navigation between Vim splits and tmux panes using consistent Ctrl-h/j/k/l keybindings. It works with matching tmux configuration to detect whether the current pane is running Vim and route navigation accordingly.

Use cases

• navigate between vim splits and tmux panes with one keybinding
• use ctrl-hjkl to move across vim and tmux
• stop using tmux prefix to switch panes
• unify pane navigation in terminal workflow
• switch focus between neovim windows and tmux splits

When to choose

• you use Vim or Neovim inside tmux and want unified pane navigation
• you want consistent ctrl-h/j/k/l movement across splits and panes
• you want a small, stable, well-maintained plugin

When to avoid

• you don't use tmux alongside Vim
• you use a terminal multiplexer other than tmux
• you rely on ctrl-h/j/k/l for other mappings in Vim

Facets

plugin · maturity stable

plugin-system developer-tools terminal-ui developer-tools text-editors cli editor-plugin vim tmux neovim pane-navigation keybindings workflow command-line linux macos

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