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24 alternatives to (vy) A nifty vim-like editor running on python3 now
https://github.com/iogf/vy
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. (vy) A nifty vim-like editor running on python3 now launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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A vim-like in Python. Contribute to vyapp/vy development by creating an account on GitHub.
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
- 2VS
2017 · youtube.com · its alternatives →
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A dead simple editor. Contribute to hellerve/e development by creating an account on GitHub.
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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vyapp has 6 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I spent the past few weeks making an open source cloud code editing environment with an AI copilot and multiplayer collaboration! It's fully self-hostable in 5-10 minutes. There's a lot of minor improvements to be made, and some are already listed in the Github issues. Let me know what you think and feel free to try it out.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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So, I'm learning VIM and made this yesterday, I pretend to increment it as I learn new stuff. You move with HJKL and that's it for now. Don't let the sublimes consume you. http://worms.io/vimwarrior/
2016 · its alternatives →
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Fully leaned into vibe coding this time around. Started on v0, at some point ejected into running locally (getting v0's exported folder to run locally was a challenge), then iterated with Cursor over the course of a few hours. Really neat how much can be accomplished just conversationally these days.
2025 · macrodata-refinement.arjit.me · its alternatives →
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Vim rendered on a cube for no reason. Contribute to oakes/vim_cubed development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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:notebook_with_decorative_cover: The interactive scratchpad for hackers. - metakirby5/codi.vim
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2022 · code-struct.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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I’ve had this idea for a new code editor chord grammar bouncing around in my head for over 2 years, and now I can finally release v0.1 of ane. You can run it one-shot from scripts or agents (`ane exec —chord…`) or use its full-on TUI editor. ane is pure Rust, and integrates tree-sitter and LSP to provide a pleasant and predictable terminal code editing experience. I’d love folks to try it out and give feedback! Thanks :)
May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A blog post to celebrate this milestone! 💖
2020 · orkohunter.net · its alternatives →
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This was submitted before but it didn't seem to get much attention because I don't think the title was very descriptive and the submitter was brand new. I almost didn't click it but once I did I thought the project was pretty awesome and had a lot of promise. Hope this doesn't violate the rules, I have no horse in the game, but the creator is here on the site so hopefully he'll be able to answer your questions.
2022 · docs.vaxiin.io · its alternatives →
- 18AS
This is incredibly over-engineered, but it was quite a fun process. :)
2024 · alexsaveau.dev · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I've never posted anything on here before, but this project was too fun to pass up. I've been learning a lot about agents lately, and wanted to see if I could replicate some of the results of Windsurf and Cursor. Generally I love these tools, but when you're stuck behind an "enterprise" firewall, they don't work as well. This sad state of affairs motivated me to understand SWE agents more. Does it work? Yes. Is it as good as Cursor and Windsurf? Not quite, but it's pretty darn close, depending on the model you use. I'm lacking a few features like semantic indexing, MCP support, but…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2014 · vim.ink · its alternatives →
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An open-source systems and controls toolbox for Python3 - ilayn/harold
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I had 14,000 photos sitting on a drive and wanted an excuse to play with local vision models and Elixir/Phoenix. I originally tried to get LLaVA to tell me if a photo was 'good' or matched my style, but quickly learned that LLMs have terrible taste. I ended up demoting the LLM to just extract metadata, and built a custom CLIP/Ridge Regression pipeline to actually learn my preferences based on how I rate things. The stack is Phoenix/Oban on the orchestrator side, and Python/FastAPI/Instructor for the AI workers. Happy to answer any questions about the architecture,…
Apr 2026 · qwelian.com · its alternatives →
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2020 · guietta.readthedocs.io · its alternatives →
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