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fholgado/minibufexpl.vim

Elegant buffer explorer - takes very little screen space observed · 2026-09-03

github.com/fholgado/minibufexpl.vim · homepage · Vim Script observed · 2026-09-03

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 5743
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1682
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1004 stars · 194 forks observed · 2026-09-03

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

MiniBufExpl is a Vim plugin that displays open buffers in a compact, tab-like strip that takes minimal screen space. It is a maintained fork of the original MiniBufExplorer with usability improvements and bug fixes.

Use cases

  • show open vim buffers as tabs
  • navigate between buffers in vim
  • cycle buffers in most-recently-used order
  • compact buffer explorer for vim
  • see buffer status while editing multiple files

When to choose

  • you use Vim and want a lightweight buffer/tab bar
  • you want MRU buffer cycling and duplicate-name handling

When to avoid

  • you use Neovim and prefer modern tabline plugins or built-in UI
  • you need an actively developed plugin with a license file

Facets

plugin · maturity maintenance

editor ui-components developer-tools text-editors developer-tools editor-plugin cli cross-platform vim vim-plugin buffer-management buffer-explorer tabline

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
fholgado/minibufexpl.vimmain32

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