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MacVim

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MacVim is a port of the text editor Vim to macOS. MacVim supports multiple windows with tabbed editing and a host of other features such as:

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License model

  • FreeOpen Source

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Country of Origin

  • DE flagGermany
  • European Union flagEU

Platforms

  • Mac
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  • Vim
  • programming
  • development

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    Maoholguin added MacVim as alternative to Edit
    about 2 months ago
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    POX added MacVim as alternative to Ki Editor
    10 months ago
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MacVim information

  • Developed by

    DE flagBjörn Winckler
  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.
  • Alternatives

    87 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Development

GitHub repository

  •  7,651 Stars
  •  686 Forks
  •  180 Open Issues
  •   Updated Jun 13, 2025 
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MacVim was added to AlternativeTo by depsypul on Apr 15, 2009 and this page was last updated Nov 20, 2021.
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What is MacVim?

MacVim is a port of the text editor Vim to macOS. MacVim supports multiple windows with tabbed editing and a host of other features such as:

  • bindings to standard macOS keyboard shortcuts (CMD+Z, CMD+V, CMD+A, CMD+G, etc.),
  • transparent backgrounds,
  • full-screen mode,
  • multibyte editing with macOS input methods and automatic font substitution,
  • ODB editor support,

and more.

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