# preservim/vim-indent-guides

A Vim plugin for visually displaying indent levels in code

Repository: https://github.com/preservim/vim-indent-guides
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vim-indent-guides
Language: Vim Script
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-06-14T16:40:10+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": 5750, "days_push": 1176, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2653, forks 166 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:07.128855+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: editor, developer-tools
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform
- tags: vim, indentation, syntax-highlighting, code-visualization

## Member repositories
- preservim/vim-indent-guides (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:07.128855+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 2026-08-30T02:18:40.260037+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/preservim/vim-indent-guides (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:07.128855+00:00, sha 647d0728c105)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.