MacVim is the text editor Vim for Mac OS X.

MacVim supports multiple windows with tabbed editing and a host of other features such as:

• bindings to standard OS X keyboard shortcuts (⌘Z, ⌘V, ⌘A, ⌘G, etc.),
• transparent backgrounds,
• full-screen mode,
• multibyte editing with OS X input methods and automatic font substitution,
• ODB editor support,

Note: MacVim is in no way connected with http://macvim.org. That site is no longer being maintained and only provides outdated binaries of the old Carbon port of Vim.

Download

Download MacVim 7.3 (snapshot 64) for Mac OS X Lion. (Released Jan 2, 2012.)

Note that there is currently no build for Lion that has been blessed as "stable", whereas a stable build for Snow Leopard is available below. That being said, the snapshot linked to above should be considered stable enough for everyday usage.

Legacy Mac OS X downloads

Choose the appropriate download depending on your version of Mac OS X:

• MacVim 7.3 (build 53) for OS X 10.6, 32/64 bit version for Intel. The latest snapshot for Snow Leopard is available from @alexlovelltroy's GitHub page.
• MacVim 7.3 (build 53) for OS X 10.5, 32 bit version for PPC/Intel
• MacVim 7.3 (build 53) for OS X 10.4, PPC/Intel

MacVim is distributed under a Charityware license (type :h license inside MacVim for details). If you find MacVim a useful addition to your life please consider helping needy children in Uganda.

Move to GitHub

The MacVim source code and wiki is now hosted on GitHub. The only part of this site that is still in use is the issue tracker.