Vim is a text editor that is upwards compatible to Vi.
It can be used to edit all kinds of plain text. It is especially useful for editing programs.
gVim adds a GUI to Vim.
Key Features
- 24-bit color support.
- Graphical features including wiggly lines for spell-checking, and flexible cursor shapes.
- Mouse support including drag-and-drop for files.
- Customizable menu system.
- Scrollbars which scroll the Vim buffer.
- Tooltips – popup balloons.
- Integrated font support.
- Improved support for keybindings.
Website: www.vim.org
Support: GitHub Code Repository
Developer: Bram Moolenaar and many contributors
License: Charityware
gVim is written in Vimscript and C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| Vim-like Text Editors | |
|---|---|
| Neovim | Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability |
| Helix | Kakoune / Neovim inspired editor. |
| Lapce | Modern editor in Rust which uses native GUI and GPU rendering |
| NvChad | Neovim config aiming to provide a base configuration |
| LunarVim | IDE layer for Neovim |
| Kakoune | Implements Vi’s "keystrokes as a text editing language" model |
| Vis | Combining modal editing with structural regular expressions |
| vile | Text editor that combines aspects of the Emacs and vi editors |
| pyvim | Implementation of Vim in Python |
| gVim | Vim with a built-in GUI |
| amp | Vim-like editor written in Rust |
| Vy | Vim-like in Python made from scratch |
| moe | Command-line editor inspired by Vim |
| wig | Modal, Vim-like text editor |
| sled | Simple text editor with a terminal UI |
| red | Modern modal text editor written in Rust |
| ad | Adaptable text editor |
| hat | Hackable modal text editor |
| HAKO | Lightweight terminal-based modal text environment |
| xvi | Portable multi-file text editor |
| aretext | Minimalist text editor with vim-compatible key bindings |
| Levee | Also known as Captain Video |
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