tpope/vim-unimpaired
unimpaired.vim: Pairs of handy bracket mappings observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
49/100
- Activity 37
- 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: 6390
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 382
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3465 stars · 205 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
unimpaired.vim is a Vim plugin by Tim Pope that provides complementary pairs of bracket mappings for common editor actions. It adds shortcuts for navigating quickfix/buffers, toggling options, line manipulation, and encoding/decoding text.
Use cases
- navigate vim quickfix and buffer lists faster
- toggle vim options like spell, wrap, and number with shortcuts
- add blank lines above or below the cursor quickly
- swap lines in vim easily
- encode and decode URLs or XML in vim
- jump between git merge conflict markers
When to choose
- you use Vim daily and want ergonomic bracket-pair shortcuts
- you frequently toggle editor options or navigate quickfix lists
- you want a small, mature, dependency-free Vim plugin
When to avoid
- you use Neovim with Lua-based configs and prefer modern alternatives
- your keyboard layout makes typing [ and ] difficult and remapping is unappealing
- you want an IDE-style plugin with heavy features
Facets
plugin · maturity stable
editor developer-tools text-editors developer-tools editor-plugin cross-platform vim keybindings mappings editor-plugin vim-script
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/tpope/vim-unimpaired · fetched 2026-08-28 · 80549f5a36a0
- homepage: https://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1590 · fetched 2026-08-29 · 70ea54a8e00d
- 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-unimpaired | main | 49 |
For agents
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