Script:List of scripts for outlining

This page lists scripts that turn Vim into an Outliner, or which provide some outlining functionality.

Single pane outlining

These usually rely on Vim folding. :help folding

• VimOutliner
• votl A Vim Outliner
• TVO: The Vim Outliner
• VimOrganizer Org-mode for Vim
• vim-orgmode Org-mode for Vim
• vxfold.vim Fold cycling similar to emacs org-mode
• WOIM

Two pane outlining

These display outline (or some kind of table of content) in a special, non-modifiable buffer.

• VOoM
• taglist.vim source code browser, ctags-based
• Tagbar source code browser, ctags-based
• unite-outline source outliner for unite.vim
• TxtBrowser based on taglist.vim
• ywtxt
• folddigest.vim creates outline from folds in the current buffer
• tdvim_FoldDigest creates outline from folds in the current buffer
• TaskList.vim Eclipse like task list
• DotOutlineTree
• calendar.vim calendar
• ttoc A regexp-based table of contents of the current buffer

The command :vimgrep can be used to create an outline of the current file. For example, if the file has fold markers:

:vimgrep /{{{/j %
:copen

Org-mode related

These work with the Emacs Org-mode format.

• VimOrganizer Org-mode for Vim
• vim-orgmode Org-mode for Vim
• VOoM (:Voom org)
• vxfold.vim Fold cycling similar to emacs org-mode

See also

• Folding for plain text files based on indentation
• Folding with Regular Expression