# WuTheFWasThat/vimflowy

An open source productivity tool drawing inspiration from workflowy and vim

Repository: https://github.com/WuTheFWasThat/vimflowy
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vimflowy
Homepage: https://www.wuthejeff.com/vimflowy
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: vim, workflowy, typescript, productivity
Last push: 2023-01-06T01:33:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4136, "days_push": 1336, "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 1618, forks 117 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:12.154566+00:00)

## What it is
Vimflowy is an open-source productivity tool that combines Workflowy-style tree outlining with vim keybindings and modal editing. It runs in the browser, stores data locally or via self-hosted backends, and supports a plugin system.

## Use cases
- outline notes and tasks in a tree with vim keybindings
- self-host a workflowy alternative that keeps data local
- use modal editing and macros for fast bullet editing
- track time spent on tasks within an outliner
- import and export outlines from workflowy or plain text

## When to choose
- you love vim keybindings and want them in an outliner
- you want full ownership of your notes data locally or self-hosted
- you work with very large documents thanks to lazy loading
- you want a plugin system with marks, easy-motion, and LaTeX rendering

## When to avoid
- you need collaborative editing
- you want an actively maintained project
- you need fast global search across huge documents
- you require mobile or native desktop apps

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: editor, plugin-system, search-engine
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, web-development
- platform: browser, self-hosted
- tags: vim-keybindings, outlining, workflowy-alternative, modal-editing, typescript, web-server, docker

## Member repositories
- WuTheFWasThat/vimflowy (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:12.154566+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 2026-08-30T03:49:37.894600+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/WuTheFWasThat/vimflowy (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:12.154566+00:00, sha 4be676f21452)
  - homepage: https://www.wuthejeff.com/vimflowy (fetched 2026-08-29T11:22:28.035729+00:00, sha b464782d5dd1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.