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title: Vim Classic
link: https://vim-classic.org/
source: lobste-rs
published: 2026-10-25T15:05:45Z
updated: 2026-10-25T15:05:45Z
first_seen: 2026-10-26T14:07:38.108821132Z
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- vim-classic.org via datboi
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- editors
- vim
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  alt: Vim - The editor
---

Vim Classic is a fork of Vim 8.x for long-term maintenance, providing a stable, dependable editor — maintained entirely by humans.

Documentation

[Browse online](https://vim-classic.org/doc/) or read `:help` in Vim Classic

Source code

See [SourceHut](https://sr.ht/~sircmpwn/vim-classic)

Mailing lists

[vim-classic-announce](https://lists.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/vim-classic-announce)

[vim-classic-discuss](https://lists.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/vim-classic-discuss)

[vim-classic-devel](https://lists.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/vim-classic-devel)

IRC

#vim-classic on irc.libera.chat

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## [Vim Classic 8.3 released](https://vim-classic.org/news/vim-8.3-released.html)

\[2026-06-02\]

I'm proud to announce the release of the first version of Vim Classic, Vim Classic 8.3.0, a stable, long-term support fork of the ubiquitous text editor, maintained without the assistance of generative AI tools.

[Read more](https://vim-classic.org/news/vim-8.3-released.html)