kien/ctrlp.vim

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7234 stars · 661 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

CtrlP is a fuzzy finder plugin for Vim written in pure Vimscript, enabling fast full-path fuzzy searching of files, buffers, MRU files, and tags. The original repository is unmaintained and users are directed to the ctrlpvim/ctrlp.vim fork.

Use cases

• fuzzy find files in vim
• quickly switch between open buffers
• search most recently used files
• find files by tag in a project
• create new files and directories from a search prompt
• open multiple files at once in vim

When to choose

• you use Vim 7.0+ or MacVim/gVim and want a pure-Vimscript fuzzy finder with no external dependencies
• you need file, buffer, MRU, and tag searching in one extensible plugin
• you prefer a lightweight alternative to fzf-based finders

When to avoid

• you want an actively maintained plugin - use the ctrlpvim/ctrlp.vim fork instead
• you need fast fuzzy finding in very large repositories where compiled tools like fzf or telescope.nvim perform better
• you use Neovim and prefer Lua-native plugins

Facets

plugin · maturity abandoned

search-engine developer-tools cli text-editors developer-tools editor-plugin cross-platform vim-plugin fuzzy-finder vimscript file-navigation unmaintained

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