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24 alternatives to Vim Bootstrap

Your configuration generator for Neovim/Vim

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Vim Bootstrap launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   CodeGPT.nvim – ChatGPT plugin for Neovim▲228

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Hardtime.nvim – break bad habits and master Vim motions▲214

   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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   HackerThemes▲315

   Bootstrap 4 themes and tools for web developers

   2017 · hackerthemes.com · its alternatives →

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   Yode-Nvim – Focused Code Editing for Neovim▲64

   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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   I built an online interactive course that helps you learn Vim faster▲667

   Learn vim fast by building muscle memory. 2000+ engineers learned vim with our hands on training. Train your fingers, master vim commands!

   2021 · vim.so · its alternatives →

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   Subvim – Vim customized to be like SublimeText▲90

   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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   Searchable Vim Cheat Sheet with Favorites (Open-Source)▲63

   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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   vim.so▲444

   Learn vim fast with interactive exercises in the browser

   2021 · learnvim.com · its alternatives →

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   Bootstrap IntelliSense▲72

   Simplified bootstrap development in VS code

   2023 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

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    A workshop on how to use Vim plugins▲94

    Workshop on how to use Vim Plugins. Contribute to jez/vim-as-an-ide development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Bootstrap Magic▲347

    Create your Bootstrap 4.0 themes easily with magic

    2017 · pikock.github.io · its alternatives →

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    SpaceNeovim – Spacemacs for Neovim▲105

    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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    Bootstrap.build▲295

    A powerful Bootstrap theme builder

    2017 · bootstrap.build · its alternatives →

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    LazyVim for Ambitious Developers▲68

    With zero AI generated content. ;-)

    2024 · lazyvim-ambitious-devs.phillips.codes · its alternatives →

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    Magenta.nvim – AI coding plugin for Neovim focused on tool use▲64

    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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    Vimio▲2

    vim/neovim settings

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Spur▲147

    An open source Bootstrap admin template

    2019 · hackerthemes.com · its alternatives →

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    A bookmarklet for Jimmy-rigging Github's editor with Vim mode▲46

    2011 · misfo.github.com · its alternatives →

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    VimLM – A Local, Offline Coding Assistant for Vim▲93

    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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    SpaceVim Release v1.5.0▲61

    停止维护 SpaceVim 项目的原因说明。

    2020 · spacevim.org · its alternatives →

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    CuteVim – Portable Vim with a cute vimrc▲95

    Sensible defaults for Vim. Contribute to csdvrx/CuteVim development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    StyleBootstrap, create unique Bootstrap design live▲88

    Create unique Twitter Bootstrap web design. Free themes, templates, styles. 2.1. Generator. Customize bootstrap.

    2012 · stylebootstrap.info · its alternatives →

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    A succinct vim-like editor.▲24

    vyapp has 6 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Codeium: Free Copilot Alternative for Vim / Neovim▲94

    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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