# carlhuda/janus

Vim distribution

Repository: https://github.com/carlhuda/janus
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/carlhuda-janus
Language: Vim Script
License Family: other
Last push: 2022-04-09T17:39:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5869, "days_push": 1607, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7845, forks 796 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:07.041467+00:00)

## What it is
Janus is a Vim distribution that bundles popular plugins and sensible default mappings for Vim, Gvim, and MacVim. It provides a minimal but working editor environment that is customizable via before/after vimrc files and a plugin directory.

## Use cases
- set up vim with popular plugins out of the box
- get a preconfigured vim environment
- turn vim into an ide-like editor
- manage a curated set of vim plugins
- quickly bootstrap a new machine's vim setup

## When to choose
- you want a batteries-included Vim setup without hand-picking plugins
- you use Vim/Gvim/MacVim and want sensible default mappings
- you want a customizable distribution via before/after rc files

## When to avoid
- you use Neovim or a modern Lua-based config
- you prefer building your own minimal vimrc with a plugin manager
- you need actively maintained tooling - the project has had no releases since 2022

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, editor, plugin-system
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: vim, vim-distribution, vim-plugins, macvim, editor-config, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- carlhuda/janus (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:07.041467+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 2026-08-29T17:33:50.055228+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/carlhuda/janus (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:07.041467+00:00, sha ba6ebfe4096f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.