vim-fern is a general purpose asynchronous tree viewer.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Supports both Vim and Neovim without any external dependencies
- Support split windows and project drawer.
- Provide features as actions so that user don’t have to remember mappings.
- Make operation asynchronous as much as possible to keep latency.
- User experience is more important than simplicity (maintainability).
- Customizability is less important than simplicity (maintainability).
- Easy to create 3rd party plugins to support any kind of trees.
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: github.com/lambdalisue/vim-fern
Support:
Developer: Alisue
License: MIT License
vim-fern is written in VimL. Learn VimL with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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