# lervag/vimtex

VimTeX: A modern Vim and neovim filetype plugin for LaTeX files.

Repository: https://github.com/lervag/vimtex
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vimtex
Homepage: https://vimtex.org
Language: TeX
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: vim, vim-plugin, vimtex, latex, tex, filetype-plugin, neovim
Last push: 2026-08-22T12:55:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 62, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4715, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": 42, "gap_med": 274.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6351, forks 414 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:42.755700+00:00)

## What it is
VimTeX is a modern filetype and syntax plugin for Vim and Neovim that provides comprehensive LaTeX editing support. It offers compilation via latexmk, completion, text objects, and PDF viewer integration with inverse search.

## Use cases
- edit LaTeX documents in Vim or Neovim
- compile LaTeX from within the editor
- get syntax highlighting and completion for TeX files
- navigate LaTeX environments and math with text objects
- sync PDF viewing with source via inverse search
- manage multi-file LaTeX projects

## When to choose
- you write LaTeX in Vim or Neovim and want an all-in-one editing environment
- you need integrated compilation, completion, and PDF sync
- you want a mature, well-documented LaTeX plugin

## When to avoid
- you use another editor like VS Code or Emacs
- you only need occasional one-off TeX compilation without editor integration
- you are stuck on old Vim/Neovim versions incompatible with recent releases

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: editor, documentation, developer-tools
- domain: text-editors, documentation, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: vim-plugin, neovim, latex, tex, filetype-plugin, syntax-highlighting, pdf-viewer, latexmk, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- lervag/vimtex (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:42.755700+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 2026-08-29T17:46:06.225371+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lervag/vimtex (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:42.755700+00:00, sha a94ad22c0eec)
  - homepage: https://vimtex.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:42:21.249716+00:00, sha a772770f2021)
  - site_page: https://vimtex.org/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T08:42:21.276828+00:00, sha 1892ab7ea955)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.