# VsVim/VsVim

Vim Emulator Plugin for Visual Studio 2015+

Repository: https://github.com/VsVim/VsVim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vsvim
Language: C#
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: vim, visual-studio, vsix, f-sharp, c-sharp
Last push: 2026-08-25T09:37:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6122, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3770, forks 426 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:18.128392+00:00)

## What it is
VsVim is a free Vim emulator plugin (VSIX extension) for Visual Studio 2019 through 2022. It brings Vim modal editing, motions, and keybindings to the Visual Studio editor.

## Use cases
- use vim keybindings in visual studio
- modal editing in visual studio
- vim emulator for vs2022
- hjkl navigation in visual studio
- avoid leaving vim muscle memory when coding in visual studio

## When to choose
- you develop in Visual Studio 2019-2022 and want Vim-style editing
- you want a free, actively maintained Vim emulation inside Visual Studio

## When to avoid
- you use VS Code, Rider, or another IDE instead of Visual Studio
- you need full Vim features like plugins or ex commands beyond what VsVim supports

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: editor, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: windows
- tags: vim, visual-studio, vsix, keybindings, editor-plugin

## Member repositories
- VsVim/VsVim (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:18.128392+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 2026-08-29T18:27:53.129575+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/VsVim/VsVim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:18.128392+00:00, sha d3cb44bf56a9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.