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Real Vim · Browser-native · Motions to daily driver

From VS Code to a
Neovim daily driver

Master 26 Vim motions, then configure Neovim into a powerful IDE — all in real Vim, in your browser. Leave with a working setup you own.

No install Real Vim, not a simulator Export your init.lua
~/vimsensei — manifesto.txt ● draft
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-- before vimsensei
arrow keys, mouse, ctrl+c, ctrl+v
 
-- after vimsensei
ciw, dd, gg, /, :%s
you never touch the mouse again.
 
:wq
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manifesto.txt
8L · UTF-8
LN 8:4
written in vim · of course
:VimSensei 26 motions · 7 ide lessons · real vim in docker · exportable init.lua · works in any modern browser
/ 00 — the path

One curriculum.
From motions to daily driver.

Two tracks, one continuous arc. Start free with the motions. Graduate into a configured Neovim IDE — and take it home.

TRACK_01 · MOTIONS 26 lessons

Master Vim motions.

The motions are too hard, take too long. Most people quit. This track gets you running in a week — on real Vim, not an emulator.

Promise Get up and running with the motions you'll use every day — within a week.
Mechanic 26 hand-designed lessons in real Vim, plus an endless Drill Mode NEXT UP
Proof Pass the drill gauntlet at 95% — your motions are now muscle memory.
play_arrow Start with motions arrow_forward
TRACK_02 · NEOVIM IDE 7 lessons

Build your Neovim IDE.

You know the motions, but ditching VS Code feels impossible. This track configures Neovim into a real IDE — and sends you home with the working init.lua.

Promise Configure Neovim into a powerful IDE — in an afternoon. Then export.
Mechanic 7 lessons inside a pre-configured Neovim container — themes, plugins, LSP, Telescope, git, performance.
Proof Download a working init.lua. Drop it into ~/.config/nvim/. Your terminal is live.
play_arrow Sample the Neovim track arrow_forward
drill the motions  →  configure the ide  →  take your config home
// status

The engineers you admire?
They're already on Vim.

89%
of senior devs use modal editing somewhere in their stack
2×
edit speed once motions become muscle memory
0
reasons left to keep reaching for the mouse
/ 01 — how it works

Four steps. No installs, no YAML, no copy-pasting random configs.

→ from a blank browser tab to a working Neovim setup you understand.
STEP_01 ~0 min
public

Open your browser

No installs. No package managers. Click a link, a Docker container spins up and real Vim is streamed straight to your tab.

Container ready in < 2s
STEP_02 ~1 week
terminal

Master the motions

26 hand-designed lessons inside real Vim. Drill them until they're muscle memory — endless drill mode shipping next.

hjkl wb ci" dd
STEP_03 ~1 afternoon
extension

Configure Neovim

7 guided lessons inside a pre-loaded Neovim container. Themes, plugins, LSP, fuzzy finder, git — added one concept at a time. You always understand why.

lazy.nvim/ telescope/ lsp/ git
STEP_04 take it home
file_download

Export your config

Download your personalized init.lua — your themes, your plugins, your settings. Drop it into ~/.config/nvim/ and your terminal is live.

yours to keep · forever
/ 02 — why VimSensei

Built for hands,
not for reading.

Tutorials teach you the names of keys. VimSensei teaches your fingers what to do when you're not looking.

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Zero setup

No dotfiles. No plugins. No "brew install" rabbit hole. Click, play, learn.

in your browser open_in_browser
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Real Vim, not a simulator

Actual Vim runs inside a Docker container, streamed to your browser. Every quirk, every motion, is the real thing.

docker · pty · xterm terminal
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Motions to daily driver

One curriculum, end-to-end. Start at hjkl. Finish with a configured Neovim IDE you actually use to write code.

one continuous arc trending_up
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Own your config

Most people copy a senior dev's config and never understand a line of it. Here, every setting is added one concept at a time. Then you export it.

init.lua · yours to keep file_download
26
motion lessons
7
ide lessons
0
installs required
1
init.lua exported
/ 03 — FAQ

Questions, answered.

Still stuck? Drop us an email or a note in Discord — we usually reply within a day.

mail vimsensei.hello@gmail.com frank_happy_coder on discord
Q.01 Do I need to install anything?
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Nothing. VimSensei runs entirely in your browser. The moment you open a lesson, we spin up a Docker container with real Vim on our servers and stream it back to your tab over a PTY. No brew, no apt, no config files.
Q.02 How long does each lesson take?
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Most lessons land between 2 and 3 minutes. The whole 26-lesson path is comfortable to finish over a weekend, or one lesson per coffee break during the week.
Q.03 Is this for beginners?
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Yes — lesson 01 assumes zero Vim knowledge and starts at hjkl. Experienced users can skip ahead; each lesson is self-contained, and the sidebar lets you jump straight to the motion you want to drill.
Q.04 Can I use Vim motions in VS Code / IntelliJ?
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Absolutely — that's the whole point of the Motions track. Install the Vim plugin in VS Code, IdeaVim for JetBrains, or use the built-in Vim mode in Cursor and Zed. The muscle memory carries over.
Q.05 What's in the Motions track vs. the Neovim track?
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Motions is 26 lessons covering the keystrokes you'll use every day — navigation, editing, search, text objects, visual mode. Neovim IDE is 7 lessons where you build a full IDE inside Neovim (themes, lazy.nvim, file tree, Telescope, LSP, git, performance) and export the resulting init.lua. The first 7 motion lessons and the first 3 Neovim lessons are free; the rest is unlocked one-time at $39.
Q.06 Will the exported init.lua work on my machine?
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Yes. Drop the file into ~/.config/nvim/init.lua, open Neovim once, and lazy.nvim installs every plugin automatically. Your themes, your keybindings, your LSP config — exactly the setup you built here, running locally.
Q.07 How much does it cost?
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The first 10 lessons are free — 7 motions plus 3 Neovim samplers. A one-time $39 unlocks everything else, every future lesson included. See pricing →
/ 04 — pricing

Start free. Pay once.
Unlock everything.

No subscription No auto-renew Future lessons included
the sampler
Free forever
no card

Try the curriculum at no cost. Ten hand-picked lessons across both tracks — enough to feel the method before paying.

check 7 free motion lessons + 3 free Neovim samplers
check Real Vim in your browser — no install
check Endless drill mode NEXT UP
check Progress synced across devices
play_arrow Start free arrow_forward
all access
$39 one-time
Your IDE: $120/yr · VimSensei: once
lifetime

Unlock the full curriculum — every motion lesson plus the Neovim IDE track. Leave with a working init.lua.

check Everything in Free
check All 26 motion lessons unlocked
check All 7 Neovim IDE lessons (themes, lazy.nvim, LSP, telescope, git…)
check Exportable init.lua — yours to keep
check Every future lesson — included
lock_open Unlock the Neovim track arrow_forward
First 10 lessons are free · pay once when you're ready for the rest
:wq — and start

You'll feel the difference
by lesson 05.

Start free. Drill the first motions, sample the IDE config, then unlock everything when you're ready — one payment, every future lesson included.

play_arrow Start Your First Lesson arrow_forward
Free · no credit card · lesson 01 opens in a new tab
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