Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to vfiler.vim
File explorer plugin for Vim/Neovim
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. vfiler.vim launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Your configuration generator for Neovim/Vim
2021 · vim-bootstrap.com · its alternatives →
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neovim plugin for turning neovim into terminal multiplexer - spywhere/tmux.nvim
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Seek makes navigating long lines effortless, acting like f but taking two characters. - goldfeld/vim-seek
2013 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2023 · vimonlineeditor.com · its alternatives →
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Break bad habits, master Vim motions. Contribute to m4xshen/hardtime.nvim development by creating an account on GitHub.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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VimLM is a local, offline coding assistant for Vim. It’s like Copilot but runs entirely on your machine—no APIs, no tracking, no cloud. - Deep Context: Understands your codebase (current file, selections, references). - Conversational: Iterate with follow-ups like "Add error handling". - Vim-Native: Keybindings like `Ctrl-l` for prompts, `Ctrl-p` to replace code. - Inline Commands: `!include` files, `!deploy` code, `!continue` long responses. Perfect for privacy-conscious devs or air-gapped environments. Try it: ``` pip install vimlm vimlm ```…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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vim-hackernews▲1932015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I'm Varun from the Codeium team. After support for VSCode, Jetbrains, Jupyter, and Colab, we are super excited to bring free AI-powered code autocomplete to Vim and Neovim. And in the spirit of Show HN, we have a playground version for anyone to try the tech in the browser without any installation (https://www.codeium.com/playground)! We also made the vim client open source and are open to contributions.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Explore essential Neovim and Vim commands, remaps, plugin commands, and create a personalized cheatsheet to boost text editing efficiency.
2025 · nvim-cheatsheet.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Spacemacs for Neovim—link to layers 👉. Contribute to Tehnix/spaceneovim development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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ExplorerMax▲68Smart file manager, tabbed browsing, quick search, bookmarks
2020 · explorermax.drivethelife.com · its alternatives →
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Vim customized to be like SublimeText. Contribute to fatih/subvim development by creating an account on GitHub.
2013 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Yode plugin for NeoVim. Contribute to hoschi/yode-nvim development by creating an account on GitHub.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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True Sublime Text style multiple selections for Vim - terryma/vim-multiple-cursors
2013 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · dmitryfrank.com · its alternatives →
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vfox is a cross-platform version manager(similar to nvm, fvm, sdkman, asdf-vm, etc.), extendable via plugins. It allows you to different versions for different projects, different versions for different shell. It also supports to lock runtime version for project or shell and support for existing config files .node-version, .nvmrc, .sdkmanrc for easy migration. Available Plugins: https://vfox.lhan.me/plugins/available.html Supported Shell: Powershell、Clink、Cmder、Bash、ZSH
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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VeloFiler▲70Keyboard-first dual-pane file manager for macOS
Aug 2026 · velofiler.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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As a Vim user, I often use Vim to write some text and then copy & paste it into another text field of GUI apps (e.g. browsers, chat apps, etc.), because almost all of these text fields provide only very basic editing functions. A while ago, I came up with an idea: what if we could use Vim as an IME? Ordinary IMEs are used to input some non-English characters, but the essential functions of IME are 1) receiving a keyboard sequence 2) process the key sequence and outputting a text These functions are the same as text editor's. So I thought implementing an IME that can be used with Vim…
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I've been developing this on and off for a few weeks. There are a few videos on the README page showing demos of the plugin. I just shipped an update today, which adds: - inline editing with forced tool use - better pinned context management - prompt caching for anthropic - port to node (from bun) Check it out!
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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This is a spiritual adaptation of oil.nvim for vscode. The main idea is you edit the filesystem by editing the current directory listing's text buffer. For example, if I want to rename a file, I just rename it in the listing file. This is extremely powerful because it translates all of your text-editing skills immediately into file editing capabilities. Some features: * Create/rename/move/delete files by editing the current directory listing's textbuffer * Filter using glob pattern * Trash and undo support * Works even in remote-ssh workspaces * Works across multiple vscode…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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