liuchengxu/vim-which-key

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2002 stars · 63 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

vim-which-key is a Vim/Neovim plugin that displays available keybindings in a popup window, ported from Emacs's which-key. It shows all mappings following a prefix like <leader> with instant feedback and dynamic updates.

Use cases

• discover vim leader key bindings in a popup
• show available keybindings after pressing a prefix key
• add descriptions and group names to vim mappings
• replace vim-leader-guide with a better UI
• make my vim keymaps self-documenting

When to choose

• you use Vim or Neovim and have many leader-based mappings
• you want an Emacs which-key-like experience in Vim
• you want popup or floating window UI for keybinding hints

When to avoid

• you use an editor other than Vim or Neovim
• you need a full keybinding remapping tool rather than a discovery popup
• your setup disables the timeout option, which the plugin requires

Facets

plugin · maturity stable

ui-components developer-tools text-editors developer-tools editor-plugin cross-platform vim neovim keybindings popup which-key vim-plugin

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