VimWiki
The facts below are what the maker publishes about VimWiki, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From VimWiki's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Vimwiki | Free | MIT-licensed software |
The facts
Each one read from VimWiki's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- 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.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- The wiki describes configuring vim-gnupg and GPG to transparently encrypt selected pages; this is an optional integration.checked 11 Oct 2026
- HTML conversion
- A built-in HTML converter is provided only for the default VimWiki syntax.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Installation
- Installation instructions cover Vim packages, Pathogen, Vim-Plug, Vundle, Lazy, and manual installation.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The project documents Vim package managers and suggests using vim-gnupg to encrypt individual wiki pages.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- VimWiki is released under the MIT License.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Notable limitation
- The project says it does not include built-in BibTeX citation support.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Offline access
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Product
- VimWiki is a personal wiki for Vim made from linked text files with syntax highlighting.checked 11 Oct 2026
- 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.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Syntaxes
- It includes VimWiki, Markdown, and MediaWiki syntaxes; the project says native VimWiki syntax is best supported, followed by Markdown.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Use cases
- It supports organizing notes and ideas, managing to-do lists, writing documentation, keeping a diary, and exporting to HTML.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Wiki links
- Users can create and follow links between wiki pages with keyboard shortcuts.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- Vim / Neovimchecked 21 Sep 2026
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