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24 alternatives to Vim Labs

Learn Vim interactively

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Vim Labs launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    vim.so▲453

    Learn vim fast with interactive exercises in the browser

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Vim Ninja▲112

    Master Vim right from your browser

    2023 · its alternatives →

  4. 4IB

    Hey show HN! This course came about as a result of wanting a more targeted way of practicing using new vim commands I wanted to pick up, rather than just trying to use them in my regular code editing sessions. When I would try to use new commands during code editing, my productivity took a hit because I was trying to do two different things at once: thinking about code vs practicing my muscle memory. So, I made a separate environment for practicing, one that had an interactive editor, progress tracking, and achievement goals to let me see which areas I should work on, like speed and…

    2022 · vimified.com · its alternatives →

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    Learn Vim with interactive exercises

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Learning VIM while playing a game

    2015 · its alternatives →

  7. 7IB

    Hey HN! After my own experiences with learning Vim, I wanted to skip the frustrating process of configuring a new tool before even learning how to use it. In an attempt to solve this problem, I started working on Vim Ninja, a web app that would allow developers to learn Vim through interactive lessons in the browser. It’s been a couple of months, and I’m proud to say that I’ve finally released https://VimNinja.com! Check out a demo of the app here: https://youtu.be/reukQHKqMZE. On the technical side of things, I used SvelteKit to build the entire app and Tailwind,…

    2023 · vimninja.com · its alternatives →

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  10. 10UV

    As a Vim user, I often use Vim to write some text and then copy & paste it into another text field of GUI apps (e.g. browsers, chat apps, etc.), because almost all of these text fields provide only very basic editing functions. A while ago, I came up with an idea: what if we could use Vim as an IME? Ordinary IMEs are used to input some non-English characters, but the essential functions of IME are 1) receiving a keyboard sequence 2) process the key sequence and outputting a text These functions are the same as text editor's. So I thought implementing an IME that can be used with Vim…

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    vimgifs▲131

    Learn about vim by watching gifs

    2016 · its alternatives →

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  13. 13VA

    2014 · vimawesome.com · its alternatives →

  14. 14VT

    2022 · vim-adventures.com · its alternatives →

  15. 15VH

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

  16. 16VA

    VimLM is a local, offline coding assistant for Vim. It’s like Copilot but runs entirely on your machine—no APIs, no tracking, no cloud. - Deep Context: Understands your codebase (current file, selections, references). - Conversational: Iterate with follow-ups like "Add error handling". - Vim-Native: Keybindings like `Ctrl-l` for prompts, `Ctrl-p` to replace code. - Inline Commands: `!include` files, `!deploy` code, `!continue` long responses. Perfect for privacy-conscious devs or air-gapped environments. Try it: ``` pip install vimlm vimlm ```…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Learn new software skills from tailored videos

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Amazy.uk▲219

    Educational content made easy: create, share & sell lessons

    2023 · its alternatives →

  20. 20LC

    I made a simple virtual machine that runs C in the browser.This project is made as an experiment to see if C can be learned easier if the lower level is covered in paralel. Sandbox: https://vasyop.github.io/miniC-hosting Tutorial part 1: https://vasyop.github.io/miniC-hosting/?0 More info: https://github.com/vasyop/miniC-hosting/blob/master/README.md Please support this project: https://github.com/vasyop/miniC-hosting/blob/master/support.md

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Build and sell interactive programming courses

    2021 · its alternatives →

  22. 22VL
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    Learn Sublime Text from a tutor who sits inside the editor

    2016 · its alternatives →

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