vim-ctrlspace VS bufexplorer

Compare vim-ctrlspace vs bufexplorer and see what are their differences.

bufexplorer

BufExplorer Plugin for Vim (by jlanzarotta)
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vim-ctrlspace bufexplorer
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1,722 499
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4.3 2.3
12 days ago 11 months ago
Vim Script Vim Script
- BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License
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vim-ctrlspace

Posts with mentions or reviews of vim-ctrlspace. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-01.
  • How do you navigate different projects?
    2 projects | /r/vim | 1 Jun 2023
    https://github.com/vim-ctrlspace/vim-ctrlspace is the main plugin I use to open files and jump between buffers. In terms of this plugin, a project is a "bookmark," and you can switch between them easily - each project is actually just a working directory. Then you can open files from the current project directory using fuzzy search. I use tabs to keep related buffers together. And one of strong points of ctrlspace is that it keeps buffer list separate per tab. In other words, each tab has its own list of buffers, so you can jump really quickly between them. Of course, you can search in all loaded buffers (like in :ls).
  • Neovim workflow
    10 projects | /r/neovim | 30 Apr 2023
  • How to avoid having six million buffers open
    4 projects | /r/vim | 16 Mar 2023
    I thought it would be nice to have something like :ls but only for buffers of a current tab. There's a plugin that does exactly that: https://github.com/vim-ctrlspace/vim-ctrlspace. It supports fuzzy search of buffers (as well as files in your project), but I mostly use j/k in the buffer selection list. You can do browsing in a separate tab to keep those uninteresting buffers separate from everything else. I just no longer use :ls since it still contains a list of all buffers ever opened, and vim-ctrlspace buffer switching is much better. Though I sometimes still use :b filename.
  • How do you handle multiple projects/workspaces with Neovim?
    8 projects | /r/neovim | 31 May 2022
    Maybe this could fill your requirements: https://github.com/vim-ctrlspace/vim-ctrlspace
  • Favorite unfamous vim/neovim plugin?
    23 projects | /r/neovim | 5 Jan 2022
    I personally love vim-ctrlspace. I found out about it a few months ago, and since then, it's really one of the few plugins that I can't live without.
  • How to handle multiple projects in a single instance
    3 projects | /r/vim | 17 Sep 2021
    I used spacemacs for a few years and this problem was solved pretty neatly by projectile which basically filters all the buffer not in the current project. However it wasn't perfect and switch back to vim/tmux, but if for those who like this kind of workflow and don't want to use tmux (because for example they prefer a GUI version of vim), the vim plugin (ctrspace)(https://github.com/vim-ctrlspace/vim-ctrlspace) gives a similar workflow. I tried using but it wasn't for me.
  • Best way to implement a project like system?
    3 projects | /r/vim | 5 Aug 2021
    Try vim-addon-local-vimrc to load a project specific vimrc or vim-ctrlspace to load session infos.
  • Do not get the benefit of tabs
    3 projects | /r/neovim | 21 Jan 2021
    I have not really gotten into tabs for more or less the same reason. Recently though I came across the plugin Ctrl-Space (https://github.com/vim-ctrlspace/vim-ctrlspace), which is supposed to let you manage buffers on a per-tab basis (among other things). I've installed the plugin and play with now and again to try and figure out if it does what I hope it does, but I'm still feeling it out.
    3 projects | /r/neovim | 21 Jan 2021
    So you may be interested in this. It does exactly that. https://github.com/vim-ctrlspace/vim-ctrlspace

bufexplorer

Posts with mentions or reviews of bufexplorer. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-06-08.
  • Simple Buffer Management (outline)
    4 projects | /r/neovim | 8 Jun 2022
    I have those two installed, but I hardly use it. I still use good old one like https://github.com/jlanzarotta/bufexplorer.
  • Buffer switchers like VSCode
    6 projects | /r/neovim | 26 May 2022
    To open new buffers I usually use telescope. But to switch quickly between files I'm currently working on, I use Ctrl+6 (mapped to tab) or BufExplorer https://github.com/jlanzarotta/bufexplorer (mapped to Ctrl+tab). With BufExplorer you can also close opened buffers easily.
  • What's the best way to move through buffers?
    6 projects | /r/vim | 19 Sep 2021
    In addition to all those ways Vim offers by default, there is a plugin that could be interesting for you: https://github.com/jlanzarotta/bufexplorer When the buffer explorer opens, you see a list and can navigate with hjkl. An Enter will open this buffer.
  • Trying a IDE like on Vim after a week to setup Emacs (kind of fail).
    5 projects | /r/vim | 6 Sep 2021
    execute pathogen#infect() syntax on set number set incsearch filetype plugin indent on "" System """"" Ale let g:ale_sign_column_always = 1 let g:ale_sign_error = '>>' let g:ale_sign_warning = '--' " Set this. Airline will handle the rest. let g:airline#extensions#ale#enabled = 1 let g:ale_echo_msg_error_str = 'E' let g:ale_echo_msg_warning_str = 'W' let g:ale_echo_msg_format = '[%linter%] %s [%severity%]' """" Tagbar nmap :TagbarToggle """" AutoComplete " It needs https://github.com/prabirshrestha/asyncomplete-lsp.vim inoremap pumvisible() ? "\" : "\" inoremap pumvisible() ? "\" : "\" inoremap pumvisible() ? asyncomplete#close_popup() : "\" "" Force refresh imap (asyncomplete_force_refresh) " allow modifying the completeopt variable, or it will " be overridden all the time let g:asyncomplete_auto_completeopt = 0 set completeopt=menuone,noinsert,noselect,preview autocmd! CompleteDone * if pumvisible() == 0 | pclose | endif """" Syntastic " https://github.com/vim-syntastic/syntastic "set statusline+=%#warningmsg# "set statusline+=%{SyntasticStatuslineFlag()} "set statusline+=%* "let g:syntastic_always_populate_loc_list = 1 "let g:syntastic_auto_loc_list = 1 "let g:syntastic_check_on_open = 1 "let g:syntastic_check_on_wq = 0 """" LSP if executable('clangd') au User lsp_setup call lsp#register_server({ \ 'name': 'clangd', \ 'cmd': {server_info->['clangd', '-background-index']}, \ 'whitelist': ['c', 'cpp', 'objc', 'objcpp'], \ }) endif function! s:on_lsp_buffer_enabled() abort setlocal omnifunc=lsp#complete setlocal signcolumn=yes if exists('+tagfunc') | setlocal tagfunc=lsp#tagfunc | endif nmap gd (lsp-definition) nmap gs (lsp-document-symbol-search) nmap gS (lsp-workspace-symbol-search) nmap gr (lsp-references) nmap gi (lsp-implementation) nmap gt (lsp-type-definition) nmap rn (lsp-rename) nmap [g (lsp-previous-diagnostic) nmap ]g (lsp-next-diagnostic) nmap K (lsp-hover) inoremap lsp#scroll(+4) inoremap lsp#scroll(-4) let g:lsp_format_sync_timeout = 1000 autocmd! BufWritePre *.rs,*.go call execute('LspDocumentFormatSync') " refer to doc to add more commands endfunction augroup lsp_install au! " call s:on_lsp_buffer_enabled only for languages that has the server registered. autocmd User lsp_buffer_enabled call s:on_lsp_buffer_enabled() augroup END "" Folding set foldmethod=expr \ foldexpr=lsp#ui#vim#folding#foldexpr() \ foldtext=lsp#ui#vim#folding#foldtext() """" Nerdtree " https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree nnoremap n :NERDTreeFocus nnoremap :NERDTree nnoremap :NERDTreeToggle nnoremap :NERDTreeFind " Start NERDTree and put the cursor back in the other window. autocmd VimEnter * NERDTree | wincmd p " Close the tab if NERDTree is the only window remaining in it. autocmd BufEnter * if winnr('$') == 1 && exists('b:NERDTree') && b:NERDTree.isTabTree() | quit | endif " If another buffer tries to replace NERDTree, put it in the other window, and bring back NERDTree. autocmd BufEnter * if bufname('#') =~ 'NERD_tree_\d\+' && bufname('%') !~ 'NERD_tree_\d\+' && winnr('$') > 1 | \ let buf=bufnr() | buffer# | execute "normal! \w" | execute 'buffer'.buf | endif " Design let g:NERDTreeDirArrowExpandable = '▸' let g:NERDTreeDirArrowCollapsible = '▾' """" NerdCommenter " Create default mappings let g:NERDCreateDefaultMappings = 1 " Add spaces after comment delimiters by default let g:NERDSpaceDelims = 1 " Use compact syntax for prettified multi-line comments let g:NERDCompactSexyComs = 1 " Align line-wise comment delimiters flush left instead of following code indentation let g:NERDDefaultAlign = 'left' " Set a language to use its alternate delimiters by default let g:NERDAltDelims_java = 1 " Add your own custom formats or override the defaults let g:NERDCustomDelimiters = { 'c': { 'left': '/**','right': '*/' } } " Allow commenting and inverting empty lines (useful when commenting a region) let g:NERDCommentEmptyLines = 1 " Enable trimming of trailing whitespace when uncommenting let g:NERDTrimTrailingWhitespace = 1 " Enable NERDCommenterToggle to check all selected lines is commented or not let g:NERDToggleCheckAllLines = 1 """" IndentLine "let g:indentLine_setColors = 0 "let g:indentLine_defaultGroup = 'SpecialKey' " Vim let g:indentLine_color_term = 239 " GVim let g:indentLine_color_gui = '#A4E57E' " none X terminal let g:indentLine_color_tty_light = 7 " (default: 4) let g:indentLine_color_dark = 1 " (default: 2) " Background (Vim, GVim) let g:indentLine_bgcolor_term = 202 let g:indentLine_bgcolor_gui = '#FF5F00' let g:indentLine_char_list = ['|', '¦', '┆', '┊'] """" bufexplorer " https://github.com/jlanzarotta/bufexplorer
  • File tree browser faster than NERDTree
    6 projects | /r/vim | 8 Aug 2021
    I've been using BufExplorer for several years now. It's basically :ls with convenient navigation.
  • Converting from an IDE, biggest issue is navigating between files efficiently
    7 projects | /r/vim | 12 Mar 2021
    I've been using BufExplorer for over a decade haven't really seen anything worth switching to so far...
  • Do not get the benefit of tabs
    3 projects | /r/neovim | 21 Jan 2021
    tabs for me are very useful, I use tabs with every file that I know I have to change, when I want to change the buffer I use https://github.com/jlanzarotta/bufexplorer if the buffer is opened in another tab also the plugin change the tab

What are some alternatives?

When comparing vim-ctrlspace and bufexplorer you can also consider the following projects:

nvim-tree.lua - A file explorer tree for neovim written in lua

nvim-neoclip.lua - Clipboard manager neovim plugin with telescope integration

telescope-command-palette.nvim - Create key-bindings and watch them with telescope :telescope:

coc-explorer - 📁 Explorer for coc.nvim

barbar.nvim - The neovim tabline plugin.

vim-projectionist - projectionist.vim: Granular project configuration

fzf-folds.vim - Vim plugin that lets you fuzzy search for folds in a file

minibufexpl.vim - Elegant buffer explorer - takes very little screen space

vim-buftabline - Forget Vim tabs – now you can have buffer tabs

nui.nvim - UI Component Library for Neovim.

neovim - Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability

vim-prosession - Handle vim sessions like a pro