MacVim

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    "Vim",
    "Neovim",
    "VS Code",
    "Sublime Text"
  ],
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        "MacVim.app"
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    },
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        "$APPDIR/MacVim.app/Contents/bin/mvim",
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          "target": "gview"
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        "$APPDIR/MacVim.app/Contents/bin/mvim",
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        "$APPDIR/MacVim.app/Contents/bin/mvim",
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        "$APPDIR/MacVim.app/Contents/bin/mvim",
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          "target": "view"
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        "$APPDIR/MacVim.app/Contents/bin/mvim",
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          "target": "vim"
        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "binary": [
        "$APPDIR/MacVim.app/Contents/bin/mvim",
        {
          "target": "vimdiff"
        }
      ],
      "target": "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/vimdiff"
    },
    {
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        "$APPDIR/MacVim.app/Contents/bin/mvim",
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          "target": "vimex"
        }
      ],
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    },
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        "$APPDIR/MacVim.app/Contents/bin/mvim",
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      "binary": [
        "$APPDIR/MacVim.app/Contents/bin/mvim",
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        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "zap": [
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          "trash": [
            "~/Library/Caches/org.vim.MacVim",
            "~/Library/Preferences/org.vim.MacVim.LSSharedFileList.plist",
            "~/Library/Preferences/org.vim.MacVim.plist"
          ]
        }
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  "categories": [
    "editor"
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  "desc": "Text editor",
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  "display_name": "MacVim",
  "enrichment_fetched_at": "2026-06-20T22:46:09+00:00",
  "first_seen": "2026-06-20T00:47:34+00:00",
  "full_token": "macvim-app",
  "github_default_branch": "master",
  "github_last_commit_at": "2026-06-20T10:57:18Z",
  "github_readme_excerpt": "\u003ch1 align=center\u003e\n\u003cimg src=https://macvim.org/docs/MacVim.png alt=\"MacVim logo\" style=\"height:4em\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nMacVim\n\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://macvim.org/\"\u003eWebsite\u003c/a\u003e \u00b7 \u003ca href=\"https://macvim.org/docs/gui_mac.txt\"\u003eDocumentation\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/macvim-dev/macvim/actions/workflows/ci-macvim.yaml?query=branch%3Amaster+event%3Apush\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://github.com/macvim-dev/macvim/actions/workflows/ci-macvim.yaml/badge.svg\" alt=\"MacVim GitHub CI\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/macvim-dev/macvim/releases/latest\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/macvim-dev/macvim?label=GitHub%20Release\u0026display=release\" alt=\"GitHub release\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://repology.org/project/macvim/versions\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://repology.org/badge/tiny-repos/macvim.svg\" alt=\"Packaging status\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\nMacVim is a macOS version of the [Vim](https://github.com/vim/vim) text editor, providing a graphical user interface for Vim, while tightly integrating with macOS and providing features specific to the platform.\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003cpicture\u003e\n    \u003csource srcset=\"https://macvim.org/images/macvim-screenshot-light.png\"  media=\"(prefers-color-scheme: light)\"/\u003e\n    \u003csource srcset=\"https://macvim.org/images/macvim-screenshot-dark.png\"  media=\"(prefers-color-scheme: dark)\"/\u003e\n    \u003cimg width=\"535\" alt=\"macvim-screenshot-light\" src=\"https://macvim.org/images/macvim-screenshot-light.png\" /\u003e\n  \u003c/picture\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n## Features\n\n- Smooth native GUI that supports menus, dialog boxes, toolbars, and scroll bars.\n- Native and non-native full-screen modes.\n- Trackpad gestures, Touch Bar, and Command key shortcuts can be mapped to Vim actions.\n- Integrates with system services, dictionary lookup, and Apple Intelligence Writing Tools.\n- Vim GUI tabs with customizable colors.\n- Font ligatures and accurate text rendering.\n\n## Getting Started\n\nSee [installation documentation](https://github.com/macvim-dev/macvim/wiki/Installing) for more details and alt",
  "github_repo": "macvim-dev/macvim",
  "github_stars": 7860,
  "github_topics": [
    "macos",
    "macvim",
    "vim"
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  "homepage": "https://github.com/macvim-dev/macvim",
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  "last_seen": "2026-06-20T00:47:34+00:00",
  "llm_generated_at": "2026-06-20T23:04:39+00:00",
  "llm_model": "claude-haiku-4-5",
  "names": [
    "MacVim"
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  "one_liner": "macOS GUI for Vim text editor with native Mac integration and graphical interface.",
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  "raw_hash": "fcc07efecc51c82b",
  "ruby_source_path": "Casks/m/macvim-app.rb",
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  "version": "183,9.2.321",
  "why_use_this": "If you\u0027re a Vim power user who wants Vim\u0027s modal editing and keybindings with a native macOS GUI instead of terminal-only. MacVim adds Mac-specific features (menus, tabs, drag-and-drop) while preserving full Vim compatibility. Open-source and free."
}