# Vim Quickui (UI components & kits)

> Vim Quickui is a free, open-source UI component library. The missing UI extensions for Vim 9 (and NeoVim). It has 1,179 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. A live demo is linked from this page. Start a project with npx degit skywind3000/vim-quickui or clone the repository.

Borland/Turbo C++ inspired TUI widget library for Vim and NeoVim — menus, dialogs, context menus and more, all in pure VimScript with no dependencies.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/skywind3000/vim-quickui |
| Built with | not detected |
| Live demo | https://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=5845 |
| GitHub template repository | no |
| GitHub stars | 1,179 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | Vim Script |
| Official | no |
| Category | UI components & kits |
| Latest release | 1.5.6 (May 3, 2026) |
| Last commit | Jun 30, 2026 |

## Get started

### Copy with degit

```sh
npx degit skywind3000/vim-quickui my-ui
cd my-ui
```

### Or clone with git

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/skywind3000/vim-quickui.git my-ui
```

Commercial use depends on the MIT license. Sources: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/creating-and-managing-repositories/creating-a-repository-from-a-template, https://github.com/Rich-Harris/degit

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