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Vim is a highly configurable text editor built to make creating and changing any kind of text very efficient. It is included as "vi" with most UNIX systems and with Apple OS X.

Vim is rock stable and is continuously being developed to become even better. Among its features are:
  • persistent, multi-level undo tree
  • extensive plugin system
  • support for hundreds of programming languages and file formats
  • powerful search and replace
  • integrates with many tools

  News  Vim 9.1.1585 is the current version 

Vim v9.1.1577 brings generic support to Vim9 script

[2025-07-22]

We're excited to share that as of Vim version 9.1.1577, Vim9 Script now supports generic types — a powerful step toward stronger type safety and reusability in scripting.

This feature was introduced in Pull Request #17313 and enables you to write reusable, type-safe functions using generic parameters.

To learn more and see usage examples, open Vim and type :h generic-functions.

Special thanks to Yegappan Lakshmanan for implementing this valuable addition to Vim!

Happy Vimming!

(Christian Brabandt)

Vim Update: New Diff Anchor Feature

[2025-07-16]

Vim now supports the 'diffanchors' option to improve the accuracy of diffing large or complex files. This feature allows users to specify line anchors that split buffers into smaller sections. Each section is diffed separately, resulting in more meaningful and aligned differences.

This feature was introduced in patch v9.1.1557. Special thanks to Yee Cheng Chin for the contribution!

Happy Vimming!

(Christian Brabandt)

Vim Update: Wayland Clipboard support finally available!

[2025-06-28]

The latest version of Vim, v9.1.1485, introduces native clipboard support for Wayland. This long-awaited feature enhances copy/paste functionality for users running Vim in Wayland sessions.

See the GitHub pull request, commit v9.1.1485 and :h wayland in the help page for full details.

Happy Vimming!

(Christian Brabandt)

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