macvim ☆

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Description:
GUI for vim, made for macOS

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 9.1.1887@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 10, 2025

Links: Homepage | GitHub | Docs | formulae.brew.sh

Stars: 7,753 | Forks: 687 | Language: Vim Script | Category: Developer tools

Tags: editor vim gui text-editor macos

Install: brew install macvim

About:
MacVim is a native macOS GUI port of the Vim text editor, built with the Cocoa framework. It provides a full-featured Vim experience with native macOS menus, dialogs, and keyboard shortcuts while maintaining compatibility with Vim plugins and scripts. Its primary value is offering Vim's powerful modal editing and extensibility within a modern macOS application environment.

Key Features:

Native macOS Cocoa GUI
Full Vim script and plugin compatibility
Support for multiple windows and tabs
Integration with macOS services (spell check, accessibility)
Retina display support

Use Cases:

Software development and coding with Vim keybindings
Text editing and scripting with a powerful, extensible GUI editor

Alternatives:

neovim – Modern Vim fork with a focus on extensibility, often used in a terminal or with separate GUI frontends.
vim – The original terminal-based editor; lacks native macOS GUI integration.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Dec 26, 2025 5:58pm	9.1.1887	0	VERSION_BUMP	8faa2144
Dec 10, 2025 8:10am	9.1.1887	0	VERSION_BUMP	cfed6640
Oct 31, 2025 6:40pm	9.1.1887	0	VERSION_BUMP	a50d75b7
Sep 16, 2025 2:52am	9.1.1128	0	VERSION_BUMP	53801abf
Dec 26, 2024 5:42pm	9.1.0727	1	VERSION_BUMP	8ca93f3a
Sep 20, 2024 4:19pm	9.1.0727	0	VERSION_BUMP	bf3274ee
Sep 19, 2024 10:25pm	9.1.0727	0	VERSION_BUMP	3265a98a