VS Code Vim Support

Users discuss Vim plugins, emulation, and integration in VS Code, frequently requesting better support, recommending extensions like VSVim, and comparing it to native Vim usage.

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hruzgar Dec 28, 2023 View on HN

do you also have vim support? This is crucial for me

ngl didn't know vim supported that so conveniently

proussea Dec 22, 2016 View on HN

There is a vim plugin for VS ;)

crackjaw Jun 26, 2019 View on HN

This looks cool, but what about vim?

theonething Apr 13, 2019 View on HN

There's vi/vim of course.

shortlived Dec 25, 2018 View on HN

This is really cool! Is there a vim version?

NegativeLatency Dec 22, 2016 View on HN

Try the VSVim plugin, it's good software.

azmenthe Aug 15, 2014 View on HN

Awesome project! Any timeline on vim support?

lytedev Aug 21, 2020 View on HN

they mention a vim plugin, but tmux would be even more useful!

hashhar Dec 22, 2016 View on HN

Check out VimFX. It is a very capable substitute.