tpope/vim-pathogen
pathogen.vim: manage your runtimepath 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 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 6107
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1470
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
12127 stars · 1144 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
pathogen.vim is a Vim plugin that manages the 'runtimepath' so plugins and runtime files can be installed in their own private directories under ~/.vim/bundle. It is the classic simple Vim plugin manager, now largely superseded by Vim 8's built-in package support.
Use cases
- install vim plugins in separate directories
- manage vim runtimepath
- simple vim plugin manager
- generate vim help tags for all plugins
- backport vim 8 package management to older vim
When to choose
- you use an old Vim version without native package support
- you want a dead-simple, dependency-free plugin manager
- you manage plugins as git clones or dotfiles submodules
When to avoid
- you use Vim 8+ or Neovim with built-in package management
- you want lazy-loading, lockfiles, or async installs like modern managers
- the project is in maintenance mode and the author recommends native packages
Facets
plugin · maturity maintenance
plugin-system package-manager developer-tools text-editors developer-tools windows cross-platform vim vim-plugins runtimepath editor-plugin package-management plugins linux macos
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen · fetched 2026-08-28 · 4cc7f654910a
- homepage: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2332 · fetched 2026-08-29 · b545d0346f18
- site_page: https://www.vim.org/about.php · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1bd2c1907ce5
- site_page: https://www.vim.org/docs.php · fetched 2026-08-29 · 438015e9e2e2
- site_page: http://www.vim.org/about.php · fetched 2026-08-29 · fbe78bde9535
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| tpope/vim-pathogen | main | 32 |
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