MacVim

MacVim provides a native macOS graphical interface for the Vim text editor, preserving Vim’s modal editing while adding menus, dialog boxes, toolbars, scroll bars, and full‑screen modes that follow macOS conventions. The GUI supports trackpad gestures, Touch Bar input, and Command‑key shortcuts, and it integrates with system services such as dictionary lookup and Apple Intelligence Writing Tools. Users can work with Vim tabs, customize colors, and benefit from font ligatures and precise text rendering.

The project is open‑source and free, distributed as pre‑built binaries via GitHub releases and through Homebrew (both as a formula and a cask). It can also be built from source following the provided instructions. MacVim is a downstream fork of Vim, regularly merging upstream changes while maintaining its own macOS‑specific enhancements.

Developers and power users who prefer Vim’s editing model but want a macOS‑native graphical experience can use MacVim to edit files, run scripts, and leverage the same Vim functionality within a windowed application. The software is released under the Vim License and is supported through GitHub issues and discussions.