Notion From $10/mo · Free plan 9.5 Visit VimWiki
vimwiki.github.io
Spec sheet
- Product
- VimWiki is a personal wiki for Vim made from linked text files with syntax highlighting.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Supported platforms
- Vim / NeovimRead 21 Sep 2026 · github.com
- Free plan
- YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · github.com
- Integrations
- The project documents Vim package managers and suggests using vim-gnupg to encrypt individual wiki pages.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Support
- The project identifies GitHub issues as its primary channel for bug reports and feature requests, and names the #vimwiki IRC channel as its official discussion and support channel.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- License
- VimWiki is released under the MIT License.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Compatibility
- The project says VimWiki has been tested with Vim 7.3 and later and is known to work on NeoVim, with possible NeoVim-specific bugs.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Encryption
- The wiki describes configuring vim-gnupg and GPG to transparently encrypt selected pages; this is an optional integration.Read 11 Oct 2026 · vimwiki.github.io
- HTML conversion
- A built-in HTML converter is provided only for the default VimWiki syntax.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Installation
- Installation instructions cover Vim packages, Pathogen, Vim-Plug, Vundle, Lazy, and manual installation.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Notable limitation
- The project says it does not include built-in BibTeX citation support.Read 11 Oct 2026 · vimwiki.github.io
- Offline access
- YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · github.com
- Syntaxes
- It includes VimWiki, Markdown, and MediaWiki syntaxes; the project says native VimWiki syntax is best supported, followed by Markdown.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Use cases
- It supports organizing notes and ideas, managing to-do lists, writing documentation, keeping a diary, and exporting to HTML.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Wiki links
- Users can create and follow links between wiki pages with keyboard shortcuts.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Plans and prices
Vimwiki Free MIT-licensed software Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
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