# xolox/vim-easytags

Automated tag file generation and syntax highlighting of tags in Vim

Repository: https://github.com/xolox/vim-easytags
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vim-easytags
Homepage: http://peterodding.com/code/vim/easytags/
Language: Vim Script
License Family: other
Last push: 2019-10-01T21:08:29+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5932, "days_push": 2528, "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 1004, forks 104 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:20.715736+00:00)

## What it is
A Vim plugin that automatically generates and updates Exuberant Ctags tag files as you edit, and dynamically syntax-highlights tags in supported source files. It removes the need to manually run ctags to keep go-to-definition working.

## Use cases
- automatically keep vim tags file up to date
- go to definition in vim with ctags
- syntax highlight function and type names in vim
- stop manually running ctags
- make vim feel more like an IDE

## When to choose
- you use Vim with Exuberant Ctags and want tag files maintained automatically
- you want dynamic highlighting of defined identifiers in Vim

## When to avoid
- you use a modern LSP-based setup for go-to-definition
- you need an actively maintained plugin (last release 2019, no license)
- you use Neovim with treesitter-based highlighting

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: editor, developer-tools, search-engine
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools
- platform: windows, editor-plugin
- tags: vim, ctags, tags-file, syntax-highlighting, go-to-definition, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- xolox/vim-easytags (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:20.715736+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 2026-08-30T07:13:47.594268+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/xolox/vim-easytags (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:20.715736+00:00, sha 190201b00f14)
  - homepage: http://peterodding.com/code/vim/easytags/ (fetched 2026-08-29T13:13:27.033968+00:00, sha bbf214b4f1a6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.