DroidVim is a Vim clone text editor ported for Android.
Vim 8 (huge version, multi language), grep, diff and ctags are ready to use.
• Required - ARM (Android 4.1 and up), x86 (Android 4.3 and up)
Features:
• External storage support - External SD card, USB memory, GoogleDrive, Dropbox, etc. (Requires Android 4.4 and up)
• Special Keys - Esc, Ctrl, Tab, Arrow keys and more.
• Direct input - Disabling predictive text and/or auto correction for normal mode.
• Clipboard - Clipboard commands ("*p "*y) are supported.
• Custom Font - Use your favorite monospaced font.
• Touch to move - Touch, swipe, flick to move cursor.
• Multi language - Vim with multi byte option, iconv and multi language messages.
Extra features (in-app purchase):
• Git - Version Control System.
• curl - A Tool to upload/download files.
• Busybox - A collection of UNIX utilities that do not exist on Android.
Tips:
• Tutorial - Type ":Vimtutor".
• You can change the keyboard input mode from Vim script.
It is possible to disable word suggestions in normal mode and enable word suggestions in insert mode.
• https://droidterm-e8a40.firebaseapp.com/droidvim/index.html#imctrl
Troubleshooting:
• If Vim freezes, tap "close window" on the menu.
• If you got keyboard input issue, change "Input method" preference to "Character-based" or use another keyboard.
Appendix:
DroidVim is an open source project.
Comments and Reviews
Menu drawer slides from the left, meanwhile navigation drawer pops up on the right. Default file manager can be replaced with Total Commander or others, which later will be registered as a menu item.
There are three lines of functionbar on the screen. Each line contains the most important keys and can be shown or hidden individually. The most important one, such as Esc, Up, Down, and toggle-keyboard keys will remain visible as default. The other two functionbars (Ctrl, copy, paste, and F1-F12 keys) can be toggled on and off. It is also possible to add your favorite key(s) and rearrange the order of the keys on the functionbar. There are many other options on the Preferences menu. The "Send" (Enter) button probably needs to be shown on the one-line text box as default.
To distinguish between characters O, 0, l, 1, i, and I, the default font has to be replaced with screen-friendly font. Monospace fonts such as FiraCode or Hack are probably the most suitable candidates.