# christoomey/vim-tmux-navigator

Seamless navigation between tmux panes and vim splits

Repository: https://github.com/christoomey/vim-tmux-navigator
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vim-tmux-navigator
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: tmux, vim
Last push: 2026-01-25T19:44:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 61/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 64, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4891, "days_push": 220, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6274, forks 366 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:41.203347+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: stable
- function: plugin-system, developer-tools, terminal-ui
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: cli, editor-plugin
- tags: vim, tmux, neovim, pane-navigation, keybindings, workflow, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- christoomey/vim-tmux-navigator (main) score 61

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:41.203347+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 2026-08-29T17:46:28.916684+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/christoomey/vim-tmux-navigator (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:41.203347+00:00, sha e259a1614b5e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.