# qvacua/vimr

VimR — Neovim GUI for macOS in Swift

Repository: https://github.com/qvacua/vimr
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vimr
Homepage: https://twitter.com/VimRefined
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: neovim, neovim-guis, vim, macos, swift, objective-c, neovim-clients, cocoa, neovim-experience
Last push: 2026-07-26T13:24:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 92, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4569, "days_push": 38, "days_rel": 58, "gap_med": 20.0, "n_releases_24m": 27}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6989, forks 232 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:52.002412+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, gui
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools, desktop-applications
- platform: -
- tags: neovim, neovim-gui, vim, cocoa, markdown-preview, fuzzy-finder, macos, swift

## Member repositories
- qvacua/vimr (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:52.002412+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 2026-08-29T17:41:07.685677+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/qvacua/vimr (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:52.002412+00:00, sha 8f7d99e0c5cc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.