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vim-polyglot/vim-polyglot

A solid language pack for Vim. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/vim-polyglot/vim-polyglot · Vim Script observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

40/100

  • Activity 39
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

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: 4738
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 371
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

5713 stars · 306 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A Vim plugin that bundles 598 hand-selected language packs for syntax highlighting and indentation. It loads scripts on demand to avoid slowing startup.

Use cases

  • add syntax highlighting for many languages in vim
  • improve indentation detection in vim
  • get language support without configuring individual vim plugins
  • fast vim setup for polyglot development

When to choose

  • you use Vim or Neovim and want broad language support with one install
  • you want minimal startup-time impact

When to avoid

  • you use Neovim with tree-sitter and prefer modern LSP-based tooling
  • you want only a few specific language plugins

Facets

plugin · maturity active

editor text-editors developer-tools editor-plugin cli vim syntax-highlighting language-packs

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
vim-polyglot/vim-polyglotmain40

For agents

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