# xolox/vim-notes

Easy note taking in Vim

Repository: https://github.com/xolox/vim-notes
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vim-notes
Homepage: http://peterodding.com/code/vim/notes/
Language: Vim Script
License Family: other
Last push: 2021-04-12T13:58:30+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": 5734, "days_push": 1969, "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 1597, forks 107 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:09.241352+00:00)

## What it is
A Vim plug-in that makes it easy to create, edit, search, and navigate plain-text notes directly inside Vim. Notes are saved as files titled by their first line, with keyword search, tag support, and Markdown-style headers with folding.

## Use cases
- take notes in vim
- create notes without picking filenames
- search my notes by keyword or regex
- link between notes like a wiki
- keep a todo note in vim
- find recently edited notes

## When to choose
- you live in Vim and want notes without leaving the editor
- you prefer plain-text notes stored as files
- you want wiki-style hyperlinks and back-references between notes

## When to avoid
- you want a GUI note app or mobile sync
- you need a maintained plugin - last release was 2021 and it has no license
- you use Neovim/Lua-only plugin ecosystems and want modern alternatives

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: editor, search-engine, documentation, markdown
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools, documentation
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform
- tags: vim, note-taking, vim-plugin, notes, knowledge-management

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

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:09.241352+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 2026-08-30T03:54:01.488380+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/xolox/vim-notes (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:09.241352+00:00, sha e6308d9f1712)
  - homepage: http://peterodding.com/code/vim/notes/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:24:45.343098+00:00, sha ecbf3dc30dad)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.