Vim: Releases, patches & end-of-life
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Lifecycle guide for Vim from Bram Moolenaar

All releases, patches, maintenance and support periods at a glance

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📅 Last update on 2026-08-15

What is Vim?

Automate product release and end-of-life managementLinux Vim (Vi IMproved) is a powerful, command-line text editor used in Linux systems, known for its efficiency and modal editing capabilities. It builds on the traditional vi editor, offering advanced features like syntax highlighting, customization via the .vimrc file, and extensibility through plugins. Vim is highly favored by developers and system administrators for its speed and flexibility, allowing users to perform complex text manipulations entirely through keyboard shortcuts.
 

The entire lifecycle of Vim

The following figure shows you the visualised product life cycle of Vim. You can see all releases with the latest patch version, the long-term support characteristics (orange flag in the green circle, the periods for version provision, maintenance and support.
Vim (Bram Moolenaar) release, version and end-of-life information
XVim (Bram Moolenaar) release, version and end-of-life information
Figure: Release, patch and end-of-life cycle of product Vim (Bram Moolenaar)
 

Facts and figures about Vim

Product
Vim
Vendor
Bram Moolenaar
Latest version
9.2.0957
Number of releases
6
Number of versions
14745
Number of unstable versions
0
Number of versions affected by CVE
10617
Licence
Vim licence
Licence details
https://github.com/vim/vim?tab=Vim-1-ov-file
 
 

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