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Vim

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Vim

Summary

Vim is a source code editor[1]. Vim draws 11,538 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 Linux[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 11,538 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 30 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].

Related Entities

AmigaOS Android Bram Moolenaar BSD C++ Cascading Style Sheets DOS Go Haiku iOS JavaScript macOS make Microsoft Windows MorphOS Netherlands Python TypeScript Universitas Ottow Geissler Unix-like operating system vim-mediawiki-editor vim-poke Vimscript

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Alpine linux package → vim
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9045]]: vim, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/324908632|vim (#324908632)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8507|Alpine Linux package]] #mix'n'ma"
  2. 7w ago · Սահակ · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operating system → Linux, BSD, macOS +9
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P306]]: [[Q388]]"
  3. 16w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0229556-Vim-software
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0229556-Vim-software, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  4. 17w ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Namuwiki id → —
    Developer → Bram Moolenaar
    Macports port → vim
    Freebsd port → —
    + 166 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12946]]: Vi+Improved, import FOLDOC ID"
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