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Top 23 Shell Vim Projects

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  1. nb

    CLI and local web plain text note‑taking, bookmarking, and archiving with linking, tagging, filtering, search, Git versioning & syncing, Pandoc conversion, + more, in a single portable script.

    Project mention: Bashblog – a single bash script to create blogs | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-06-27

    Really? I think there's a nice niche for tools like nb that Just Work. Ubiquity is a feature!

    https://xwmx.github.io/nb/

  2. AppSignal

    AppSignal knows why the f*#k it crashed. Stop vibe-debugging. Every exception, every backtrace, grouped so you see patterns, not noise.

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  3. vim-tmux-navigator

    Seamless navigation between tmux panes and vim splits

    Project mention: tmux + Neovim + AI: My tdev Workflow for AI-Powered Development Sessions | dev.to | 2026-04-09

    But having two panes is useless if switching between them is annoying. The Neovim tmux integration comes from vim-tmux-navigator so that Ctrl+h/j/k/l works identically whether I'm in a Vim split or a tmux pane.

  4. zsh-vi-mode

    💻 A better and friendly vi(vim) mode plugin for ZSH.

  5. vim-anywhere

    Use Vim everywhere you've always wanted to

  6. vim-keybindings-everywhere-the-ultimate-list

    The ultimate list of which programs support Vim-like keybindings natively, or how they can be added with extensions. A collaborative project.

  7. dotfiles

    💻 macOS dotfiles (by alrra)

  8. myTermux

    Make your Termux look better

  9. SaaSHub

    SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

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  10. M.I.B._More-Incredible-Bash

    M.I.B. - More Incredible Bash - The Army knife for Harman MIB 2.x aka MHI2(Q) units

  11. dotfiles

    My configuration. Minimalist, but helps save a few thousand keystrokes a day. (by geerlingguy)

  12. vimv

    Batch-rename files using Vim

  13. vimtutor-sequel

    Vimtutor Sequel - Advanced Vim Tutor Lessons ⌨️

  14. fzf-scripts

    a collection of scripts that rely on https://github.com/junegunn/fzf

  15. dotfiles

    :penguin: Simple, fast, productivity-increaser dotfiles (by rgomezcasas)

  16. dotfiles

    dotfiles for vim, git, zsh, tmux, cwm, xinit, and many others. (by whiteinge)

  17. dots2k

    Passionately Crafted CLI Setup 🐧❤️

  18. dotfiles

    If there is a shell, there is a way! (by meain)

  19. dot

    The big ugly, enter at your own peril (cleanup branch has latest) (by rwxrob)

  20. dotfiles

    My vim, zsh, tmux, and macOS dotfiles (by keith)

  21. dotfiles

    My Dotfiles (Containerized) (by sainnhe)

  22. tmux-modal

    Execute complex tmux commands in just a few keystrokes with a modal mode that is designed to be efficient, easy to remember and comfortable

  23. dotfiles

    🔧 .files - different setups separated in branches (by 4lgn)

  24. termux2k

    CLI Dev Setup in Your Hands ✋📱

  25. dotfiles

    Dotfiles for my macos setup (by joelazar)

  26. SaaSHub

    SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

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NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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  • Bashblog – a single bash script to create blogs

    7 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 27 Jun 2026

  • tmux + Neovim + AI: My tdev Workflow for AI-Powered Development Sessions

    2 projects | dev.to | 9 Apr 2026

  • Terminals should generate the 256-color palette

    12 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 17 Feb 2026

  • Dotfiles by neiesc Arch Linux and Hyprland and and chezmoi and some toys

    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 1 Oct 2025

  • Show HN: VS Code extension to edit the filesystem like a text buffer

    2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 13 Jul 2025

  • We need more zero config tools

    8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 2 Oct 2024

  • I Made an Extended Version of vimtutor - Introducing Vimtutor Sequel

    1 project | dev.to | 3 Aug 2024
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    www.appsignal.com | 6 Oct 2026
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Index

What are some of the best open-source Vim projects in Shell? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 nb 8,419
2 vim-tmux-navigator 6,299
3 zsh-vi-mode 4,459
4 vim-anywhere 3,768
5 vim-keybindings-everywhere-the-ultimate-list 2,616
6 dotfiles 1,537
7 myTermux 1,249
8 M.I.B._More-Incredible-Bash 1,111
9 dotfiles 700
10 vimv 690
11 vimtutor-sequel 561
12 fzf-scripts 527
13 dotfiles 362
14 dotfiles 332
15 dots2k 328
16 dotfiles 285
17 dot 277
18 dotfiles 259
19 dotfiles 250
20 tmux-modal 218
21 dotfiles 188
22 termux2k 181
23 dotfiles 171

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