# b4winckler/macvim

Vim - the text editor - for Mac OS X

Repository: https://github.com/b4winckler/macvim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/b4winckler-macvim
Homepage: http://code.google.com/p/macvim/
Language: C
License Family: other
Last push: 2017-08-05T22:27:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5940, "days_push": 3315, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5042, forks 386 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:08.805680+00:00)

## What it is
MacVim is the macOS port of the Vim text editor, providing a native graphical interface for Vim with tight macOS integration. It supports menus, full-screen modes, trackpad gestures, Touch Bar, and Command key shortcuts mapped to Vim actions.

## Use cases
- edit code in vim on a mac with a native gui
- macvim with full screen and trackpad gesture support
- graphical vim editor for macOS
- use vim keybindings in a native mac app
- edit plain text and source files on macOS with vim

## When to choose
- you want Vim with a native macOS GUI, menus, and full-screen support
- you prefer Vim editing but want macOS integration like Touch Bar and Command key mappings

## When to avoid
- you are on Linux or Windows rather than macOS
- you prefer a terminal-only Vim without a GUI
- you need actively maintained software - this fork's latest release is from 2017; consider macvim-dev/macvim instead

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: editor, gui
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools, desktop-applications
- platform: -
- tags: vim, text-editor, macvim, vi, macos

## Member repositories
- b4winckler/macvim (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:08.805680+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:17:23.838843+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/b4winckler/macvim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:08.805680+00:00, sha ad8661d9f261)
  - homepage: http://code.google.com/p/macvim/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:57:53.728527+00:00, sha ce8e0681dcf3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.