Unofficial Vim Launcher

An unofficial launcher for Vim just for easy access and beginners who do not know a thing about the terminal :)

Required Materials

Any version of Python!

Vim needs to be installed. To install Vim, try this Stack Overflow answer.

THIS PROGRAM WILL NOT RUN IN IDLE.

Please use terminal or command prompt (cmd) to use this script.

How to install this lovely dudly python script!

On UNIX-based (like Linux/MacOS) or Windows (From Windows 7 to Windows 11, due to Vim 9 compatibility) systems:

• Make sure git is installed. If not, try installing git (Windows Systems) (Linux Systems) (Macintosh Systems)
• Open Terminal or Command Line (cmd).
• Run git clone https://github.com/therealzakie/UnofficialVimLauncher.git. This will grab EVERYTHING in this repository and place it in your currently selected directory.
• Then Run cd UnofficialVimLauncher and python main.py or python3 main.py.

(Alternative) .pkg file for MacOS:

• Make sure your MacOS system can open .pkg files.
• Open Unofficial Vim Launcher.pkg to begin the installation.
• Go through the steps to install Unofficial Vim Launcher.app.
• If saved for all users of the computer, go to your Applications folder inside of your startup disk or /.
• If saved for only this user, go to your home folder (the folder with your username) then go to Applications.