Downloading VimVim is available for many different systems
and there are several versions. This page will help you decide what
to download.
| Systems |
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| Mirrors |
Alternative sites to download Vim files from. (main ftp
server status) |
| Sources |
Build Vim yourself and/or make changes. |
| Subversion |
Obtain Vim sources with a Subversion client. |
| CVS |
Obtain Vim sources with a CVS client. |
| Patches |
Include the latest improvements (requires sources and
rebuilding). |
| Runtime |
Get the latest syntax files, documentation, etc.. |
| Script
links |
Links to individual syntax, indent, color, compiler and
ftplugin scripts. |
| Translations |
Non-English documentation packages. |
VersionVim 7.0 is the latest stable version. If you have a
problem with it (e.g., when it's too big), you could try version 6.4
or 5.8 instead.
To avoid having to update this page for every new version, there
are links to the directories. From there select the files you want
to download. In the file names ## stands for the version number. For
example, vim##src.zip with version 7.0 is vim70src.zip
and vim-##-src.tar.gz for version 7.0 is
vim-7.0-src.tar.gz. A few direct links are provided for quick
access.
UnixThe best way to install Vim on Unix is to use the
sources. This requires a compiler and its support files. Compiling
Vim isn't difficult at all. You can simply type "make install" when
you are happy with the default features. Edit the Makefile in the
"src" directory to select specific features.
You need to download at least the sources and the runtime files.
Optionally you can get the "lang" archive, which adds translated
messages and menus (only for Vim 6 and 7). And apply all the latest
patches.
- Using Aap
- Aap is a new tool that does all the work of downloading and
patching for you. You download one file, called a recipe, and "aap
install" does all the work. To later update to the latest version
of Vim you do not need to download anything manually, just use the
command "aap update".
The detailed explanation can be found here. This does require
Python and installing Aap. Please report problems to Bram AT
a-a-p.org.
Note: CVS is currently behind several weeks, use "CVS=no" to
work around that problem.
- version 7.0
- There is one big file to download that contains almost
everything. It is found in the unix directory:
If
you would like to use translated messages and menus, get an
additional archive from the extra directory:
- version 6.x
- You have a choice: Either get the one big archive OR
get four smaller ones (that each fit on a floppy disk). They are
all in the unix
directory:
If
you would like to use translated messages and menus, get an
additional archive from the extra directory:
- version 5.x
- There are two files you should both get from the unix directory:
The
files ending in ".tar.gz" are tar archives that are compressed with
gzip. Unpack them with tar -xzf filename.
The
single big file ending in ".tar.bz2" is a tar archive compressed
with bzip2. Uncompress and unpack it with bunzip2 -c
filename | tar -xf -.
All archives should be unpacked
in the same directory.
If you can't compile yourself or don't want to, look at the site
of the supplier of your Unix version for a packaged Vim executable.
For Linux distributions and FreeBSD these are often available
shortly after a new Vim version has been released. But you can't
change the features then.
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PC: MS-DOS and MS-WindowsSince there are so many different
versions of MS operating systems, there are several versions of Vim
for them.
For Vim 5.x, Vim 6.x and Vim 7 look in the pc directory.
- Self-installing executable gvim##.exe
gvim70.exe
- For Vim 6 and later. This includes a GUI version of Vim - with
many features and OLE support - and all the runtime files. It
works well on MS-Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP. Use this if you have
enough disk space and memory. It's the simplest way to start using
Vim on the PC. The installer allows you to skip the parts you
don't want.
For Vim 6.3 and later it also includes a console
version, both for MS-Windows 95/98/ME and MS-Windows NT/2000/XP.
The installer automatically selects the right one.
NOTE:
Sophos Antivirus 3.58 detects the virus Troj/Momma-B in
gvim61.exe, but this is a false alarm.
For the latest version
with all patches included see Cream below.
These versions are unofficial, but the number of downloads is high
and the number of complaints is nil.
- Runtime files vim##rt.zip
vim70rt.zip
- For all the following binary versions you need this runtime
archive, which includes the documentation, syntax files, etc.
Always get this, unless you use the self-installing executable.
There are three versions that run as an MS-Windows application.
These provide menus, scrollbars and a toolbar.
- GUI executable gvim##.zip
gvim70.zip
- This is the "normal" GUI version.
- OLE GUI executable gvim##ole.zip
gvim70ole.zip
- A GUI version with OLE support. This offers a few extra
features, such as integration with Visual Developer Studio. But it
uses quite a bit more memory.
- Win32s GUI executable gvim##_s.zip
gvim70_s.zip
- GUI version for Windows 3.1 with win32s support. (Not
available for Vim 6.2 and 6.3)
A true Windows 3.1 version can
be found here: http://www.bulbous.freeserve.co.uk/vim16.html
There are three versions that run on MS-DOS or in a
console window in MS-Windows:
- 16 bit DOS executable vim##d16.zip
vim70d16.zip
- The 16 bit DOS version is the only one that runs on old MS-DOS
systems. Only use this if you are really desparate, because it
excludes many useful features (such as syntax highlighting and
long file names) and quickly runs out of memory.
- 32 bit DOS executable vim##d32.zip
vim70d32.zip
- The 32 bit DOS version works well on MS-Windows 95/98/ME. It
requires a DPMI manager, which needs to be installed on MS-DOS.
MS-Windows already has one. It supports long file names, but NOT
on MS-Windows NT/2000/XP. It is compiled with "big" features.
- Win32 console executable vim##w32.zip
vim70w32.zip
- The Win32 console version works well on MS-Windows NT/2000/XP.
It supports long file names and is compiled with "big" features.
It does not run perfectly well on MS-Windows 95/98/ME, especially
when resizing the console window (this may crash MS-Windows...).
There are a few extra files:
- iconv library libiconv
- A library used for converting character sets. Put "iconv.dll"
in the same directory as gvim.exe to be able to edit files in many
encodings.
- PC sources vim##src.zip
vim70src.zip
- The source files, packed for the PC. This only includes the
files needed on the PC, not for other systems. The files are in
dos format CR-LF.
- PC debug files gvim##.pdb
gvim70.pdb gvim##ole.pdb
gvim70ole.pdb vim##w32.pdb
vim70w32.pdb
- When you notice a bug or a crash in Vim these files can be
used to help tracing down the problem. In Vim 7 do ":help
debug-win32" to see how.
- PC translations vim##lang.zip
vim70lang.zip
- Translated messages and menu files, packed for the PC. Use
this to see non-English menus. The messages are only translated
when the libintl.dll library is installed (see the included README
file).
- Windows 3.1 GUI
executable gvim##w16.zip and gvim##m16.zip
- These are GUI versions for 16 bit windows (Windows 3.1). The
"w16" has many features, "m16" has few features (for when you're
short on memory).
The files ending in ".zip" can be
unpacked with any unzip program. Make sure you unpack them all in
the same directory!
For an unofficial version that does include all
the latest patches and a bit more: Cream. Currently find
it at the bottom of the page.
For a Cygwin binary look at others.
Win64 binaries for x64 and ia64 can be found at http://georgevreilly.com/vim/
A Win32 binary with all the latest patches can be found on the
site of Antoine
Mechelynck.
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AmigaQuite a long time ago, Vim development started on the
Amiga. Although it's a really old system now, it is still supported
(for as long as my system doesn't break down!).
For Vim 5.x and Vim 6 look in the amiga directory.
Vim 7 files can be found at os4depot.net.
This is for AmigaOS 4. Made by Peter Bengtsson.
- Runtime files vim##rt.tgz
vim64rt.tgz
- Documentation, syntax files, etc. You always need this.
- Executable vim##bin.tgz
vim64bin.tgz
- The executables for Vim and Xxd. For Vim 6 it includes "big"
features, for Vim 5.x it includes the normal features. For Vim 6.2
it is not available (my Amiga had harddisk problems then, this
miraculously healed later).
- Big executable vim##big.tgz
- Vim with "big" features and Xxd. Only for Vim 5.x.
- Sources vim##src.tgz
vim64src.tgz
- The source files for the Amiga. Only needed when you want to
compile Vim yourself.
The files are all tar archives,
compressed with gzip. To unpack, first uncompress them with gzip
-d filename. Then unpack with tar xf
filename. You need to unpack the archives in the same
directory.
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OS/2The OS/2 version runs in a console window.
For Vim 5.x and Vim 6 look in the os2 directory. Version
6.2 is not available. Versions 6.3 and 6.4 were compiled by David
Sanders.
Version 7.0 was compiled by David Sanders.
- Runtime files vim##rt.zip
vim70rt.zip
- Documentation, syntax files, etc. You always need this.
- Executables vim##os2.zip
vim70os2.zip
- Vim, Xxd, Tee and EMX libraries.
The files ending in
".zip" can be unpacked with any unzip program. Make sure you both
zip archives in the same directory!
If you want to compile the OS/2 version, you need the EMX
compiler. Use the Unix source archive, runtime files and the extra
archive. After unpacking the runtime archive, move all the files and
directories in the "runtime" directory one level up.
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MacintoshThe Macintosh binaries are not on the Vim ftp
site. They are produced by a few Macintosh lovers. Often they lag
behind a few versions. Most of the work for the Macintosh port
(Classic and Carbon) was done by Dany St-Amant.
On MacOS 10.3 the "vi" program is actually a console version of
Vim 6.2. A GUI version needs to be installed separately.
There are several versions of Vim 6.x for Mac OS on http://macvim.org/.
A GUI version for MacOS Classic (7 - 9) compiled by Axel Kielhorn
can be found at http://macvim.org/MacClassic/.
A GUI version for MacOS X 10.1 compiled by Benji Fisher can be
found at http://macvim.org/OSX/. This
version does not work with MacOS X 10.2 (Jaguar). A special version
that runs only on 10.2 is provided at the same location.
There is also a version for Mac OSX that works in a terminal
window and a GUI version for X11 with GTK (produced by Marc
Liyanage):
http://www.entropy.ch/software/macosx/welcome.html#vim
Here is a multi-byte version of Vim 5.7 (for Japanese, possibly
also for Korean and Chinese; not for Unicode):
http://www-imai.is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~asai/macvim-e.html
If you have OSX and a setup for compiling programs, you can use
the Unix source code archives and compile yourself. See the Unix
section above.The development tools can be downloaded from Apple's
developer web site. Hint: stuffit expander can handle .bz2 files.
Turn to the
vim-mac maillist to meet other Vim-Mac users.
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OthersThis is a list of links to sites where various
versions of Vim can be obtained. These are supported by individuals,
use at your own risk.
| QNX |
Provided by Yakov Zaytsev. Requires QNX 6.3.0/6.3.2 with
service pack 2. |
| Agenda
|
http://pi7.fernuni-hagen.de/hartrumpf/agenda/vim/vim.vr3
|
| Sharp
Zaurus |
http://killefiz.de/zaurus/showdetail.php?app=388 |
| HP
Jornada |
http://www.uni-magdeburg.de/steschum/hpcsh-pkgs/ |
| MS-Windows
CE |
http://www.rainer-keuchel.de/wince/vim.html |
| Compaq
Tru64 Unix on Alpha |
http://www.geocities.com/jstarship_2001/vim-tru64.html
|
| Cygwin
(console) |
http://www.cygwin.com/packages/vim/
Installing is done
with the Cygwin setup.exe. |
| Cygwin (with GTK
GUI) |
http://lassauge.free.fr/cygwin/ |
| Open VMS |
http://www.polarhome.com/vim/ |
| RISC OS |
http://www.vim.riscos.org.uk/ (sorry, currently doesn't
appear to work...) |
| MorphOS |
http://www.akcaagac.com/index_vim.html
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