# vscode-neovim/vscode-neovim

Vim mode for VSCode, powered by Neovim

Repository: https://github.com/vscode-neovim/vscode-neovim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vscode-neovim
Homepage: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=asvetliakov.vscode-neovim
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: vim, neovim, neovim-guis, neovim-clients, vscode, vscode-extension, vscode-neovim, neovim-backend, hacktoberfest, nvim
Last push: 2026-07-21T21:08:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 91/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 83, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2499, "days_push": 43, "days_rel": 113, "gap_med": 18, "n_releases_24m": 16}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7724, forks 262 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:02.602088+00:00)

## What it is
A VSCode extension that provides full Vim/Neovim modal editing inside Visual Studio Code by embedding a real Neovim instance as the backend. It supports custom init.lua configs, most Neovim plugins, and integrates with VSCode features like LSP, snippets, and multi-cursor.

## Use cases
- use vim keybindings in vscode
- modal editing in visual studio code
- run neovim plugins inside vscode
- use my init.lua config in vscode
- vim motions with vscode lsp and autocomplete
- replace half-complete vim emulation with real neovim
- keep vscode features while editing like vim

## When to choose
- you want feature-complete Vim keybindings and motions in VSCode
- you want to reuse your existing Neovim config and plugins inside VSCode
- you want VSCode's LSP, snippets, and UI with modal editing

## When to avoid
- you want a standalone terminal Neovim editor
- you rely on insert-mode Neovim UI plugins that need full Nvim rendering
- you don't use modal editing and just need basic VSCode keybinding tweaks

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: editor, plugin-system, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform, windows
- tags: vim, neovim, vscode-extension, keybindings, modal-editing, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- vscode-neovim/vscode-neovim (main) score 91

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:02.602088+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 2026-08-29T17:35:15.268456+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vscode-neovim/vscode-neovim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:02.602088+00:00, sha 2338605bc245)
  - homepage: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=asvetliakov.vscode-neovim (fetched 2026-08-29T08:31:41.419483+00:00, sha 601151e2e912)
  - site_page: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/settings (fetched 2026-08-29T08:31:41.429510+00:00, sha f220fd608351)
  - site_page: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/remote-overview (fetched 2026-08-29T08:31:41.431898+00:00, sha 5cb538ec9623)
  - site_page: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/keybindings (fetched 2026-08-29T08:31:41.433470+00:00, sha 083c13520828)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.