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qvacua/vimr

VimR — Neovim GUI for macOS in Swift observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/qvacua/vimr · homepage · Swift · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

94/100

  • Activity 94
  • Release rhythm 92
  • Longevity 100
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: 20.0
  • age_days: 4569
  • days_rel: 58
  • days_push: 38
  • n_releases_24m: 27

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

6989 stars · 232 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

VimR is a native macOS GUI for Neovim written in Swift, embedding Neovim inside a Cocoa app with convenient GUI features. It also ships reusable Swift packages like NvimView and NvimApi for embedding Neovim in other apps.

Use cases

  • use neovim with a native macos gui
  • markdown preview while editing in vim
  • fuzzy file finder like xcode open quickly
  • embed neovim in a cocoa app
  • trackpad pinch zoom and scrolling in vim
  • jetbrains-style workspace tabs for neovim

When to choose

  • you want Neovim on macOS with a polished native GUI
  • you need GUI conveniences like markdown preview and fuzzy finder around Vim
  • you want Swift components to embed Neovim in your own macOS app

When to avoid

  • you are not on macOS
  • you prefer terminal Vim/Neovim without a GUI wrapper
  • you need a cross-platform editor

Facets

application · maturity active

editor gui text-editors developer-tools desktop-applications neovim neovim-gui vim cocoa markdown-preview fuzzy-finder macos swift

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
qvacua/vimrmain94

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