# vim-polyglot/vim-polyglot

A solid language pack for Vim.

Repository: https://github.com/vim-polyglot/vim-polyglot
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vim-polyglot
Language: Vim Script
License Family: other
Topics: vim, plugin, language-packs
Last push: 2025-08-27T17:10:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 40/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 39, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4738, "days_push": 371, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5713, forks 306 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:28.184584+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: editor
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools
- platform: editor-plugin, cli
- tags: vim, syntax-highlighting, language-packs

## Member repositories
- vim-polyglot/vim-polyglot (main) score 40

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:28.184584+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 2026-08-29T17:53:29.753583+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vim-polyglot/vim-polyglot (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:28.184584+00:00, sha b45d64701190)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.