Vim Online Editor

Is this also a "Vi Online Editor"?

Yes, this is a "Vi Online Editor", or "Vi Editor Online" if you prefer that order. This web app is a direct compilation of vim, which has all the features of normal Vi, but more.

What is the Vim Online Editor?

This is "Vim Online", a vim editor in browser. It's a online vim editor that allows you can install your vimrc, and this app will remember your vimrc between visits to a vim editor online. The Online Vim Editor is building off groundbreaking efforts by @rhysd and @coolwanglu to bring vim to the browser. While those projects did a great job getting started on an online vim editor, there are still many missing pieces.

What is the vision for the Vim Editor Online?

I'm thinking this is going to take inspiration from these projects: gvim online notepad This project is going to use vim.wasm as a starting point because that project actually supports clipboard. Unfortunately, the vim.wasm project by rhysd appears not to have had any serious progress for several years. Not since Sep 18, 2021. I last checked Dec 16, 2022.

Who made the Vim Online Editor?

"Vim Online" was built by the lovely folks at programmerhat.com. We happen to be huge Vim enthusiasts ourselves. Using Vim for many years. It's the best editor in the world. And of course we're software engineers! We like building software. What we'd LOVE to hear from you are FEATURE REQUESTS! We know there's a lot of work needed to make this as good as the Vim you're used to in the terminal.

How to use Vim Online Editor?

If you've got your own vimrc, you'll probably want to install that straight away. Click on "Load vimrc", then copy your vimrc, and click "Paste" to install your vimrc. Do ":write" and reload the tab. The vimrc will be installed. Caveat is that this app currently does not support plugins. Then just click the vim box and you're good to go! It's free. Doesn't cost anything.