google/vim-codefmt

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1119 stars · 102 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

A Vim plugin by Google that provides syntax-aware code formatting inside the editor, with built-in support for many external formatters like clang-format, gofmt, prettier, and Black. It exposes commands such as :FormatCode and :FormatLines and allows other plugins to register additional formatters.

Use cases

• format code in vim without leaving the editor
• run clang-format on C++ files from vim
• format python with black inside vim
• auto-format buffers on save in vim
• format a range of lines in vim
• integrate gofmt and rustfmt into vim workflow

When to choose

• you edit code in Vim/Neovim and want consistent formatting via established external tools
• you need formatting for many languages from a single plugin
• you want per-buffer control over auto-formatting

When to avoid

• you use an LSP-based formatter setup or a formatter plugin like null-ls/ALE already
• you don't use Vim or Neovim
• you need formatting without external formatter binaries installed

Facets

plugin · maturity active

formatter plugin-system developer-tools developer-tools text-editors version-control editor-plugin cli cross-platform vim code-formatting clang-format prettier gofmt black syntax-aware

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