tpope/vim-surround
surround.vim: Delete/change/add parentheses/quotes/XML-tags/much more with ease observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
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: 6566
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 794
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
14100 stars · 448 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A Vim plugin providing mappings to easily delete, change, and add 'surroundings' such as parentheses, brackets, quotes, and XML/HTML tags in pairs. It is a classic, widely used editor extension by Tim Pope.
Use cases
- change quotes around text in vim
- delete surrounding html tags
- wrap a word in parentheses
- convert single quotes to double quotes
- add xml tags around visual selection
- surround a line with brackets
When to choose
- you edit HTML/XML or code in Vim and frequently manipulate paired delimiters
- you want fast, mnemonic keybindings for adding, changing, or deleting surroundings
- you prefer a small, mature, dependency-free Vimscript plugin
When to avoid
- you use Neovim and prefer a Lua-based alternative with treesitter text objects
- you rarely edit paired delimiters or tags
- you need an IDE or non-Vim editor
Facets
plugin · maturity stable
editor developer-tools text-editors developer-tools editor-plugin cross-platform vim vim-plugin surround text-objects editing
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/tpope/vim-surround · fetched 2026-08-28 · 24089305aea7
- homepage: https://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1697 · fetched 2026-08-29 · 295ed967d87c
- 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-surround | main | 32 |
For agents
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