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Vim

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

Operating system
Windows 10/11
File size
8.88 MB
License
OpenSource under LGPL
Last updated
May 1, 2026
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Overview

What is Vim?

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

In depth

A closer look at Vim

Vim 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 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 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.

Requirements

System requirements

Windows (All Versions)

Verdict

Should you download Vim?

Vim runs on Windows 10/11 and is available under the OpenSource under LGPL license — the installer is 8.88 MB. We’ve catalogued it under General.

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At a glance

Vim specifications

Category
General
Publisher
Bram Moolenaar
Last updated
May 1, 2026
Requirements
Windows (All Versions)
License
OpenSource under LGPL
Operating system
Windows 10/11
File size
8.88 MB
Price
Free
Page views
469

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