Vim Classic

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 or read :help in Vim Classic Source code See SourceHut Mailing lists vim-classic-announce vim-classic-discuss vim-classic-devel IRC #vim-classic on irc.libera.chat Help orphaned children in Uganda Please donate to Kuwasha to help continue Bram Moolenaar's legacy of providing for those in need. Vim Classic 8.3 released [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