# Desktop app - vim keyboard mode remap escape?

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/desktop-app-vim-keyboard-mode-remap-escape/5267>\
**Category:** Features\
**Created:** [20 January 2020 13:47 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/desktop-app-vim-keyboard-mode-remap-escape/5267 "2020-01-20T13:47:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![rxliuli](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/rxliuli/32/4083_2.png) [@rxliuli](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/rxliuli)\
**Post date:** [25 June 2020 04:21 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/desktop-app-vim-keyboard-mode-remap-escape/5267/6 "2020-06-25T04:21:03Z")

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If you need professional editor support, maybe, you can try the very popular full platform editor vscode, which includes [vim keyboard emulation](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vscodevim.vim)，and very good support for markdown (through [plugin](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/search?term=markdown&target=VSCode&category=All%20categories&sortBy=Relevance)). I recently wrote a plugin to simplify the process of using vscode as an external editor.

> [@Joplin's vscode plugin is released!](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplins-vscode-plugin-is-released/9624):
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> joplin-vscode-plugin [English](https://joplin-utils.rxliuli.com/joplin-vscode-plugin/), [简体中文](https://joplin-utils.rxliuli.com/joplin-vscode-plugin/zh/)[[install] VSCode Plugin Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=rxliuli.joplin-vscode-plugin)Overview joplin-vscode-plugin offers editing and management of Joplin notes with the power and flexibility of VSCode. Joplin Web Clipper is designed to communicate with browser extensions by sharing Notes, Notebooks, Tags, etc. through a REST web API. joplin-vscode-plugin connects to that same REST endpoint to freely make changes to your notes without ever leaving the editor. Why does this plugin exist? Read [my motivat…](https://joplin-utils.rxliuli.com/joplin-vscode-plugin/other/)

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