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preservim/vim-indent-guides

A Vim plugin for visually displaying indent levels in code observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/preservim/vim-indent-guides · Vim Script · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 5750
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1176
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2653 stars · 166 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

A Vim plugin that visually displays indent levels in code using alternating highlight colors. It detects both tab and space indentation and can automatically pick colors matching your colorscheme in gVim.

Use cases

  • show indent guides in vim
  • visualize indentation levels while coding
  • highlight nested code blocks in vim
  • toggle indent guides with a keybinding
  • make mixed tab and space indentation visible

When to choose

  • you edit deeply nested code in Vim and want visual indent cues
  • you use gVim and want automatic colorscheme-aware indent colors
  • you need to spot mixed tab/space indentation issues

When to avoid

  • you use Neovim and prefer built-in or Lua-native indent plugins
  • you primarily work in Terminal Vim and need full colorscheme-based coloring
  • you need an actively developed plugin with frequent updates

Facets

plugin · maturity maintenance

editor developer-tools text-editors developer-tools editor-plugin cross-platform vim indentation syntax-highlighting code-visualization

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
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For agents

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