Details of extension .vim

On this page, we're going to take a closer look at the .vim file extension, which is related to Vim Script. We'll explain what exactly a .vim fileformat is and how you can use it. If you're interested in learning more details about this type of file, we'll show you where to find them. And if you ever need to convert .vim files into different formats, we'll give you some tips on how to do that too. Let's see the file format associated with this file extension!

Contents

• Vim Script

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Vim Script

The VIM file is a Vim Script. Vim is an advanced text editor that seeks to provide the power of the de-facto Unix editor 'Vi', with a more complete feature set.

Category: Data files

Application: VIM

Program name: -

Mime-type: text/plain

Magic bytes (HEX): -

Magic string (ASCII): -

Aliases:

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Related extensions:

.viminfo Vim History Data

.swp Vim Swap Data

.spl Vim Spelling Data

.vimrc Vim Runtime Configuration

Links:

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The .vim file extension might not only belong to a single type of file, there could be various kinds that use it. Keep in mind that files with the .vim extension may contain various content types. If you have helpful information about this extension, write to us!

The .vim extension is frequently misused

People sometimes confuse the .vim filename extension. Based on the searches on our site, here are the most common misspellings from the past year.

Having trouble opening a .vim file?

If you want to open a .vim file on your computer, you just need to have the appropriate program installed. Incorrect settings for the .vim association can trigger this error.

Windows can't open this file:

File: example.vim

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To change file associations:

• Right-click a file with the extension whose association you want to change, and then click Open With.
• In the Open With dialog box, click the program whith which you want the file to open, or click Browse to locate the program that you want.
• Select the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box.

Supported operating systems

Windows Server 2016/2019/2022, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux, Mac OS X, macOS, iOS, Android