# ervandew/supertab

Perform all your vim insert mode completions with Tab

Repository: https://github.com/ervandew/supertab
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/supertab
Language: Vim Script
License Family: other
Last push: 2025-04-26T14:33:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 40/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 18, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5927, "days_push": 494, "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 3201, forks 216 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:48.498033+00:00)

## What it is
Supertab is a Vim plugin that lets you use the Tab key for all insert mode completions, including keyword, omni, and user-defined completion types. It offers configurable behavior such as context-aware completion type selection, completion chaining, and custom key mappings.

## Use cases
- use tab for all vim insert mode completions
- configure vim completion behavior with tab key
- context-aware completion type selection in vim
- chain fallback completion types in vim
- remap completion navigation keys in vim

## When to choose
- you use Vim and want a single key (Tab) to drive all insert mode completions
- you want configurable completion behavior like context detection and chaining
- you prefer a lightweight, well-established Vim Script plugin

## When to avoid
- you use Neovim with modern LSP completion plugins like nvim-cmp or coc.nvim
- you need completion sources beyond Vim's built-in ins-completion
- you want an actively developed plugin with new features

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: editor, plugin-system
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools
- platform: editor-plugin, cli, cross-platform
- tags: vim, vim-plugin, insert-mode-completion, tab-completion, autocompletion

## Member repositories
- ervandew/supertab (main) score 40

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:48.498033+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 2026-08-30T07:24:49.264109+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ervandew/supertab (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:48.498033+00:00, sha 7ea93a896518)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.