# Shougo/unite.vim

:dragon: Unite and create user interfaces

Repository: https://github.com/Shougo/unite.vim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/unitevim
Homepage: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=3396
Language: Vim Script
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2023-05-18T09:48:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5891, "days_push": 1203, "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 2832, forks 220 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:24.394106+00:00)

## What it is
unite.vim is a Vim plugin that searches and displays information from arbitrary sources such as files, buffers, recently used files, and registers in a unified, filterable interface. It provides an extensible framework for building custom user interfaces within Vim, and is now superseded by ddu.vim.

## Use cases
- fuzzy find files in vim
- switch between open buffers quickly
- search recently used files in vim
- build custom picker interfaces in vim
- filter and open files with wildcards
- replace ctrl-p with an extensible vim fuzzy finder

## When to choose
- you are maintaining a legacy Vim setup already built around unite
- you need its specific source/action framework on old Vim versions

## When to avoid
- starting a new Vim/Neovim configuration
- you want actively maintained fuzzy finding - use ddu.vim, denite.nvim, or fzf instead

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: search-engine, ui-components, developer-tools
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform
- tags: vim-plugin, fuzzy-finder, fuzzy-finding, file-navigation, deprecated, successor-ddu, vim

## Member repositories
- Shougo/unite.vim (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:24.394106+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 2026-08-30T07:38:07.715265+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Shougo/unite.vim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:24.394106+00:00, sha e8f8bd7c55a6)
  - homepage: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=3396 (fetched 2026-08-29T09:53:14.537721+00:00, sha 25e7f2a1abc7)
  - site_page: https://www.vim.org/about.php (fetched 2026-08-29T09:53:14.541056+00:00, sha 1bd2c1907ce5)
  - site_page: https://www.vim.org/docs.php (fetched 2026-08-29T09:53:14.542779+00:00, sha 438015e9e2e2)
  - site_page: http://www.vim.org/about.php (fetched 2026-08-29T09:53:14.544398+00:00, sha fbe78bde9535)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.