# nchudleigh/vimac

Productive macOS keyboard-driven navigation

Repository: https://github.com/nchudleigh/vimac
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vimac
Homepage: https://vimacapp.com
Language: Swift
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2022-12-31T04:08:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2554, "days_push": 1341, "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 3687, forks 149 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:14.663890+00:00)

## What it is
Vimac is a macOS productivity application that enables keyboard-driven navigation and control of the macOS GUI, inspired by Vimium. It provides Hint-mode for clicking UI elements and Scroll-mode for scrolling windows without a mouse.

## Use cases
- control macOS entirely with the keyboard
- click buttons and links without a mouse
- scroll windows using HJKL keys
- reduce reliance on trackpad or mouse
- navigate macOS apps vim-style

## When to choose
- you want a free, open-source keyboard navigation tool for macOS
- you like Vimium but want system-wide macOS control
- you want to inspect or contribute to the codebase

## When to avoid
- you want an actively developed tool - use its successor Homerow instead
- you need Windows or Linux support
- you dislike granting Accessibility permissions to apps

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, accessibility
- domain: developer-tools, desktop-applications, accessibility
- platform: -
- tags: keyboard-navigation, vimium-inspired, hint-mode, scroll-mode, successor-project-homerow, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- nchudleigh/vimac (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:14.663890+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 2026-08-29T18:31:09.464405+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nchudleigh/vimac (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:14.663890+00:00, sha 6d3157f528b7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.