itsalltext vs vime

itsalltext

It's All Text! - Edit textareas in your browser with your favorite editor! (by docwhat)

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vime

Using Vim as an input method for X11 apps (by algon-320)

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itsalltext		vime
	Project
2	Mentions	4
195	Stars	227
-	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	10.0
about 3 years ago	Latest Commit	over 1 year ago
JavaScript	Language	Rust
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	Apache License 2.0

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itsalltext

Posts with mentions or reviews of itsalltext. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-15.

Wasavi – VI editor for any webpage
14 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 15 Jan 2023

> Come to think about it, I don't think it works as an "editor" in HTML text fields?
There was "itsalltext"[1] (sadly defunct) - but there's an alternative (i just discovered - so I've yet to try it) : ghosttext https://github.com/fregante/GhostText
[1] https://github.com/docwhat/itsalltext
Vimium - Vim extension for your browser
11 projects | /r/vim | 15 Feb 2021

I used to use the itsalltext extension that did exactly that, but sadly it's not compatible with newer versions of Firefox anymore. The readme recommends GhostText which I haven't tried.

vime

Posts with mentions or reviews of vime. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-15.

Wasavi – VI editor for any webpage
14 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 15 Jan 2023

See also Vime, which is Vim as an Input Method Editor, supposedly works with any X11 app. I haven't used it though. https://github.com/algon-320/vime
Hacker News top posts: Dec 4, 2022
4 projects | /r/hackerdigest | 4 Dec 2022

Show HN: Using Vim as an input method editor\ (22 comments)
Show HN: Using Vim as an input method editor (IME) for X11 apps
1 project | /r/hypeurls | 3 Dec 2022

5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 3 Dec 2022

What are some alternatives?

When comparing itsalltext and vime you can also consider the following projects:

GhostText - 👻 Use your text editor to write in your browser. Everything you type in the editor will be instantly updated in the browser (and vice versa).

vimium-everywhere - OS-wide Keyboard navigation for Linux and Windows

cli - The command line vault (Windows, macOS, & Linux).

awesome-lego-machine-learning - A curated list of resources dedicated to Machine Learning applications to LEGO bricks

nyxt - Nyxt - the hacker's browser.

Surfingkeys - Map your keys for web surfing, expand your browser with javascript and keyboard.

native_messenger - Native messenger for Tridactyl, a vim-like web-extension.

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.

homerow - Like Raycast or Spotlight for macOS. Click, navigate, and perform tasks with the keyboard and no mouse.

vimari - Safari port of vimium