# Vim Compose

> Compose mail and other text on the web as markdown using vim.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/vim-compose?hl=fr](https://chrome-stats.com/d/vim-compose?hl=fr)

## Overview

- **ID:** `vim-compose`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** mbid
- **Category:** web-development,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 6
- **Version:** 0.0.3
- **Last updated:** 2022-12-23
- **First published:** 2022-12-16
- **Size:** 49 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/vim-compose/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/mbid/vim-compose](https://github.com/mbid/vim-compose)

## Description

Vim Compose is a Firefox add-on that enables composing and editing text in input fields using the vim text editor. It supports markdown formatting and is currently compatible only with Linux systems.

## Rankings

- #41,434 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `nativeMessaging`
- `activeTab`
- `scripting`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Facilitates communication between extensions and native applications, usually low risk if managed correctly.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/vim-compose?hl=fr)