# Vim

The official Vim repository

Repository: https://github.com/vim/vim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vim
Homepage: https://www.vim.org
Language: Vim Script
License: Vim
License Family: other
Topics: vim, c, text-editor, cross-platform
Last push: 2026-08-26T21:31:38+00:00
Link (homepage): https://www.vim.org
Link (site_page): https://www.vim.org/about.php
Link (site_page): https://www.vim.org/docs.php
Link (site_page): http://www.vim.org/about.php

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4033, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 40803, forks 6126 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:08.361330+00:00)

## What it is
Vim is a highly configurable, modal text editor and improved version of the Unix vi editor, written in C with its own scripting language (Vim script/Vim9 script). It runs on nearly every platform, supports hundreds of languages via syntax highlighting, an extensive plugin ecosystem, and both terminal and GUI interfaces.

## Use cases
- edit text files in the terminal
- write code with syntax highlighting
- edit files over ssh on remote servers
- learn vi keybindings for fast keyboard-only editing
- customize an editor with plugins and macros
- edit configuration files on any unix system

## When to choose
- you need a fast, keyboard-driven editor available on virtually every unix system
- you want deep customization via plugins, mappings, and scripting
- you work frequently over ssh or in terminal-only environments
- you want to learn modal editing skills transferable to many tools

## When to avoid
- you want a GUI editor that works out of the box with no learning curve
- you need WYSIWYG word processing or typeset document editing
- your team cannot invest time in learning modal editing

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: editor, cli, gui, plugin-system
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cli
- tags: vi, vim-script, terminal-editor, syntax-highlighting, charityware, command-line, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- vim/vim (main) score 77
- vim/vim-win32-installer (infra) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:08.361330+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 2026-08-29T16:23:18.887111+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vim/vim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:08.361330+00:00, sha 81ffd0554fca)
  - homepage: https://www.vim.org (fetched 2026-08-29T07:46:28.194189+00:00, sha 798cb352c099)
  - site_page: https://www.vim.org/about.php (fetched 2026-08-29T07:46:28.198640+00:00, sha 1bd2c1907ce5)
  - site_page: https://www.vim.org/docs.php (fetched 2026-08-29T07:46:28.200684+00:00, sha 438015e9e2e2)
  - site_page: http://www.vim.org/about.php (fetched 2026-08-29T07:46:28.202558+00:00, sha fbe78bde9535)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.