# VundleVim/Vundle.vim

Vundle, the plug-in manager for Vim

Repository: https://github.com/VundleVim/Vundle.vim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vundlevim
Homepage: http://github.com/VundleVim/Vundle.Vim
Language: Vim Script
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-07-30T05:53:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5799, "days_push": 764, "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 23926, forks 2538 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:35.467544+00:00)

## What it is
Vundle (Vim bundle) is a plugin manager for the Vim text editor that lets users declare, install, update, search, and clean plugins directly from their .vimrc. It automatically manages runtime paths and regenerates help tags after installs and updates.

## Use cases
- manage vim plugins from vimrc
- install vim plugins with git
- update all vim plugins
- search available vim scripts by name
- clean up unused vim plugins
- configure editor plugins declaratively

## When to choose
- you use Vim and want a simple, .vimrc-driven plugin manager
- you prefer a mature, minimal tool with no extra dependencies beyond Git
- you want interactive single-keypress plugin management

## When to avoid
- you use Neovim and want a faster, Lua-native manager like lazy.nvim or packer
- you need actively developed features or modern async installation
- you want built-in lazy loading and performance tuning

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: package-manager, developer-tools, plugin-system
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, version-control
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: vim, vim-plugin-manager, editor-plugins, dotfiles, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- VundleVim/Vundle.vim (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:35.467544+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 2026-08-29T16:56:18.825760+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/VundleVim/Vundle.vim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:35.467544+00:00, sha c41e08f163f2)
  - homepage: http://github.com/VundleVim/Vundle.Vim (fetched 2026-08-29T07:53:48.067692+00:00, sha f3597ede45c4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.