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Vim for Mac

Vim for Mac is an advanced text editor, which harvests the power of

Operating system
Mac
File size
14.81 MB
License
OpenSource under LGPL
Last updated
Apr 25, 2026
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Overview

What is Vim for Mac?

Vim for Mac is an advanced text editor, which harvests the power of

In depth

A closer look at Vim for Mac

Vim for Mac is an advanced text editor, which harvests the power of Unix' editor 'Vi', albeit with an enhanced feature set. It is highly configurable, and has been designed to enable efficient text editing, much like 'Vi' Key features include:
  • Vim offers syntax highlighting for over 200 languages.
  • Edit-Compile-Fix.
  • Highlighting Matches.
  • Highly configurable.
Vim for Mac is not just for programmers though; it can be configured to work in a very simple manner called Easy Vim or eVim. Vim is not a word processor, but it can display text with various forms of highlighting and formatting. Vim is aperfect tool for all kinds of text editing, from composing email to editing configuration files. With Vim for Mac you can edit very effectively. The most often used commands are just a single key stroke. To allow for this, you need to start Insert mode to enter text and return to Normal mode to execute commands. This is advantageous in that you can keep your hands on the keyboard and work very fast. The learning curve isn't that steep and if you are used to other 'in-depth' editors then Vim for Mac maybe what you are looking for.

Requirements

System requirements

Mac OS X

Verdict

Should you download Vim for Mac?

Vim for Mac runs on Mac and is available under the OpenSource under LGPL license — the installer is 14.81 MB. We’ve catalogued it under Editors.

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At a glance

Vim for Mac specifications

Category
Editors
Publisher
Bram Moolenaar
Last updated
Apr 25, 2026
Requirements
Mac OS X
License
OpenSource under LGPL
Operating system
Mac
File size
14.81 MB
Price
Free
Page views
533

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