# akahuku/wasavi

wasavi is an extension for Chrome, Firefox, and Opera. wasavi changes a textarea element to virtual vi editor which supports almost all the vi/ex commands.

Repository: https://github.com/akahuku/wasavi
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wasavi
Homepage: http://appsweets.net/wasavi/
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: javascript, vi, extension
Last push: 2024-03-20T19:50:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5301, "days_push": 896, "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 1543, forks 67 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:01.256160+00:00)

## What it is
wasavi is a browser extension for Chrome, Firefox, and Opera that transforms any TEXTAREA element into a virtual vi editor supporting most vi/ex commands. It also offers an online app mode that can read and write files on Dropbox, Google Drive, or OneDrive.

## Use cases
- edit textareas with vi keybindings
- use vi commands in browser text fields
- modal editing on any web page
- incremental search inside textareas
- edit cloud files from the browser with vi

## When to choose
- you are a vi/vim user who wants familiar keybindings in browser textareas
- you want modal editing without leaving the browser
- you need ex commands like :wq in web text inputs

## When to avoid
- you don't know vi keybindings
- you need a full standalone editor rather than textarea enhancement
- you use a browser other than Chrome, Firefox, or Opera

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: editor, browser-extension
- domain: text-editors, browser-extensions, developer-tools
- platform: browser, browser-extension
- tags: vi, vim, textarea, modal-editing, keyboard-shortcuts

## Member repositories
- akahuku/wasavi (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:01.256160+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 2026-08-30T04:30:40.244289+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/akahuku/wasavi (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:01.256160+00:00, sha 3bb87ba311f6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.