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Open-source Vim Script projects categorized as Vim

Top 23 Vim Script Vim Projects

  1. neovim

    Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability

    Project mention: Writerdeck con Debian tty: convertir un laptop viejo en máquina de escribir | dev.to | 2026-05-23
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  3. Vim

    The official Vim repository

    Project mention: RCE Vulnerability in Vim | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-03-31
  4. vim-plug

    :hibiscus: Minimalist Vim Plugin Manager

    Project mention: Build Real Dialogs in Vim — No Python, No Dependencies | dev.to | 2026-04-29

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  5. nerdtree

    A tree explorer plugin for vim.

    Project mention: Disabling telemetry in ByteDance's VSCode fork increases data sent to its server | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-07-27
  6. vim-airline

    lean & mean status/tabline for vim that's light as air

  7. vim-galore

    :mortar_board: All things Vim!

  8. vim-go

    Go development plugin for Vim

  9. ale

    Check syntax in Vim/Neovim asynchronously and fix files, with Language Server Protocol (LSP) support

    Project mention: Vim + Markdown = Writer's Heaven | dev.to | 2026-03-25

    The ale plugin (Asynchronous Lint Engine) allows auto-formatting and linting in vim, running external tools asynchronously so they don't block your editing. With the configuration above, you can run :ALEFix to format the current file, or add the following to have it format on save:

  10. fzf.vim

    fzf :heart: vim

  11. vimwiki

    Personal Wiki for Vim

  12. vim-gitgutter

    A Vim plugin which shows git diff markers in the sign column and stages/previews/undoes hunks and partial hunks.

  13. macvim

    Vim - the text editor - for macOS

  14. vim-easymotion

    Vim motions on speed!

  15. lightline.vim

    A light and configurable statusline/tabline plugin for Vim

  16. emmet-vim

    emmet for vim: http://emmet.io/

  17. tagbar

    Vim plugin that displays tags in a window, ordered by scope

    Project mention: Disabling telemetry in ByteDance's VSCode fork increases data sent to its server | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-07-27
  18. vim-devicons

    Adds file type icons to Vim plugins such as: NERDTree, vim-airline, CtrlP, unite, Denite, lightline, vim-startify and many more

  19. vim-polyglot

    A solid language pack for Vim.

  20. vim.wasm

    Vim editor ported to WebAssembly

  21. Python-mode

    Vim python-mode. PyLint, Rope, Pydoc, breakpoints from box.

  22. vim-startify

    :link: The fancy start screen for Vim.

  23. windsurf.vim

    Free, ultrafast Copilot alternative for Vim and Neovim

    Project mention: 7 Free AI Coding Tools Worth Adding to Your Development Workflow | dev.to | 2026-04-21

    Codeium provides free AI code completion and chat for individual developers. It integrates with VS Code, JetBrains, Vim, Emacs, and a growing list of other editors. The completions are competitive with Copilot in quality for most standard tasks, and the free tier has no meaningful usage limits for individual use.

  24. nerdcommenter

    Vim plugin for intensely nerdy commenting powers

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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Index

What are some of the best open-source Vim projects in Vim Script? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 neovim 100,193
2 Vim 40,431
3 vim-plug 35,670
4 nerdtree 20,080
5 vim-airline 17,956
6 vim-galore 17,778
7 vim-go 16,233
8 ale 13,998
9 fzf.vim 10,201
10 vimwiki 9,462
11 vim-gitgutter 8,501
12 macvim 7,844
13 vim-easymotion 7,739
14 lightline.vim 6,869
15 emmet-vim 6,461
16 tagbar 6,219
17 vim-devicons 5,804
18 vim-polyglot 5,716
19 vim.wasm 5,631
20 Python-mode 5,470
21 vim-startify 5,393
22 windsurf.vim 5,119
23 nerdcommenter 5,004

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