Vim

Summary

Vim is a source code editor^[1]. Vim draws 3,221 Wikipedia views per month (source_code_editor category, ranking #3 of 9).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vim's instance of is recorded as source code editor^[3].
• Vim's instance of is recorded as modal text editor^[4].
• Vim's instance of is recorded as text editor^[5].
• Vim's instance of is recorded as console application^[6].
• Vim's instance of is recorded as integrated development environment^[7].
• Vim's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software^[8].
• Vim's instance of is recorded as computing platform^[9].
• Vi is named after Vim^[10].
• Vim's based on is recorded as Vi^[11].
• Vim's based on is recorded as Stevie^[12].
• Vim's developer is recorded as Bram Moolenaar^[13].
• Vim's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License^[14].
• Vim's copyright license is recorded as Vim license^[15].
• Vim's programmed in is recorded as Q15777^[16].
• Vim's programmed in is recorded as Vimscript^[17].
• Vim's operating system is recorded as Q3251801^[18].
• Vim's operating system is recorded as BSD^[19].
• Vim's operating system is recorded as macOS^[20].
• Vim's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows^[21].
• Vim's operating system is recorded as Android^[22].
• Vim's operating system is recorded as iOS^[23].
• Vim's operating system is recorded as DOS^[24].
• Vim's operating system is recorded as Haiku^[25].
• Vim's operating system is recorded as AmigaOS^[26].
• Vim's operating system is recorded as MorphOS^[27].

Why It Matters

Vim draws 3,221 Wikipedia views per month (source_code_editor category, ranking #3 of 9).^[2] Vim has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Vim is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Vim has been cited as an influence by GNU Emacs^[30], a text editor^[31], founded in 1984^[32].

FAQs

Who did Vim influence?

Vim has been cited as an influence by GNU Emacs^[30].