How to Install Vim Editor in MacOS?

Vim editor is an open-source software developed by "Bram Moolenaar" in 1991. Vim, short for "Vi IMproved," is a highly customizable and powerful text editor that is most commonly used by developers, system administrators, writers, and anyone who works extensively with text files.

Vim is created as an updated version of the Vi editor, Vim has evolved over the years to become one of the most popular and widely used text editors in the software development community.

In this article, we will learn how to Install Vim Editor in MacOS.

How to Install Vim Editor in MacOS?

Step 1: Prerequisites - Homebrew Vim installation

Homebrew is a package manager used for installing software to Mac systems and Linux systems. HomeBrew should be pre-installed on your MacOS. If not installed, check out this detailed article on Home Brew installation on MacOS.

Step 2: Install Vim using Homebrew

To install Vim using Home Brew use following command in the terminal of mac

brew install vim

This command will install vim and all its dependencies. To use Vim like a pro master these Basic Vim Commands.

Step 3: Verifying Vim

To verify whether Vim is installed or not use the following command in the terminal to check vim version

vim -version

After that you can use "vim <file-name>" you will get vim editor screen and version details of vim as shown in the below screenshot

Now, you use the vim text editor for your programming, content writing or anything else. We now have successfully done Vim MacOS installation.

Conclusion

Installing Vim Editor on MacOS provides users with a very powerful text editing experience, enabling them to efficiently work with different types of text files and programming languages like Java, C, C++ etc. Whether for coding, writing, or system administration tasks, Vim remains as a recommended choice for developers for its efficiency and extensibility.

Also Read

• Understanding Six Modes of Vim Editor
• Customising vim From Scratch Without Plug-Ins
• Vi vs. Vim: Choosing the First Right Text Editor