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Neovim vs vile

A side-by-side look at Neovim and vile. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Neovim

Neovim

Development

Neovim is a hyperextensible Vim-based text editor. It aims to improve Vim by refactoring the source code to allow greater plugin development and extension. It offers the familiar keybindings and modes of Vim with a streamlined codebase for customization.

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vile

vile

Development

Vile is a lightweight text editor for programmers, focused on flexibility and high performance. It has vim-style key bindings and macros, but aims to be small and fast.

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