preservim/vim-pencil

Health v2 · maintenance only

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1905 stars · 42 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

A Vim plugin that adapts Vim for writing prose rather than code, with tweaks for wrap modes, navigation, undo points, and markup concealment. It supports prose file types like Markdown, text, RST, TeX, Textile, and AsciiDoc.

Use cases

• write prose in vim
• use vim as a word processor for markdown
• soft wrap long lines while writing
• hide markdown markup symbols while editing
• autoformat text while typing in vim
• write rst or asciidoc documents in vim

When to choose

• you already use Vim and want it tuned for writing prose
• you edit Markdown, RST, TeX, Textile, or AsciiDoc documents
• you want both soft wrap and hard line break workflows with automatic detection

When to avoid

• you want a distraction-free writing app with spell-check and previews built in
• you don't use Vim or a modal editor
• you need rich text or proprietary word processor formats

Facets

plugin · maturity maintenance

editor markdown text-editors documentation developer-tools editor-plugin cli cross-platform vim-plugin prose-writing vimscript word-processing text-editors

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