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Overview of Vim

• Vim is a highly configurable text editor, renowned for its efficiency in creating and modifying text.
• Commonly included as "vi" in UNIX systems and Apple OS X.
• Known for its stability and continuous development.
• Key features include:
  • Persistent, multi-level undo tree
  • Extensive plugin system
  • Support for hundreds of programming languages and file formats
  • Powerful search and replace functionality
  • Integration with various tools

Current Version

• Vim 9.1.1426 is the latest release.

Recent Updates

Daily ARM64 Binaries

• As of May 28, 2025, Vim now offers daily ARM64 binaries via the vim-win32-installer repository.
• Enhances the use of Vim on ARM64 Windows devices.
• Announcement by Christian Brabandt.

Vim 9.1.1391: Vertical Tabpanel

• Released on May 16, 2025.
• Introduces a vertical tabpanel, similar to the tabline feature but displayed vertically.
• Customizable with options: 'tabpanel', 'tabpanelopt', 'showtabpanel'.
• Contribution by Naruhiko Nishino.

Vim 9.1.1243: Diff Highlighting Improvements

• Released on March 27, 2025.
• Enhancements in diff highlighting with character- and word diffs.
• Aligns Vim's diff tools with other editors like Meld and Visual Studio Code.
• Enabled by setting "inline" suboption for "diffopt": :set diffopt+=inline:word or :set diffopt+=inline:char.
• Contribution by Yee Cheng Chin.

Additional Features and Contributions

GTK+ C Extension Syntax Files

• June 2, 2025: Addition of missing type constants.
• New syntax files: gtksourceview4 and hdf5.
• Contribution by David Necas.

VimNC Plugin

• May 31, 2025: Introduction of a simple file manager plugin for Vim, version 1.0.0.
• Created by Mahadevan K.

DNA.vim Plugin

• May 30, 2025: Tool for visualizing DNA sequences and common sequencing files, version 1.0.
• Developed by Megan Le.

Additional Resources

• Vim Tips Wiki: A platform for exchanging tips and tricks among Vim users.
• ICCF Website: Reports and photos from Bram Moolenaar's visit to Uganda.
• Script Repository: Contains recent scripts, most downloaded, and top-rated plugins.