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VILE vs vis: catalog facts
VILE	vis
Free Free and open source under the GNU GPL version 2 or later.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, Command line	Linux, Command line
Vi-style editing with multiple buffers and windows Available as source and Windows builds	Vi-style modal editing with sam structural regular expressions Multiple selections for editing several places at once
Not a vi clone, with differences in less frequently used commands and configuration	Not fully compatible with Vim commands or plugins Smaller ecosystem than Vim or Neovim
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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