# tpope/vim-unimpaired

unimpaired.vim: Pairs of handy bracket mappings

Repository: https://github.com/tpope/vim-unimpaired
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vim-unimpaired
Homepage: https://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1590
Language: Vim Script
License Family: other
Last push: 2025-08-16T16:51:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 49/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 37, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6390, "days_push": 382, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3465, forks 205 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:05.753931+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: stable
- function: editor, developer-tools
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform
- tags: vim, keybindings, mappings, editor-plugin, vim-script

## Member repositories
- tpope/vim-unimpaired (main) score 49

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:05.753931+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 2026-08-29T18:36:52.880072+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tpope/vim-unimpaired (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:05.753931+00:00, sha 80549f5a36a0)
  - homepage: https://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1590 (fetched 2026-08-29T09:30:49.801839+00:00, sha 70ea54a8e00d)
  - site_page: https://www.vim.org/about.php (fetched 2026-08-29T09:30:49.804678+00:00, sha 1bd2c1907ce5)
  - site_page: https://www.vim.org/docs.php (fetched 2026-08-29T09:30:49.806623+00:00, sha 438015e9e2e2)
  - site_page: http://www.vim.org/about.php (fetched 2026-08-29T09:30:49.808540+00:00, sha fbe78bde9535)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.