Vim metrics

How much time do you spend in Vim? Get the WakaTime plugin and track your programming in real-time.

Editors Supported
Languages Detected
Hours Coded this Week

Measure Your Coding

The WakaTime plugin for Vim gives you real-time metrics per project, file, branch, commit, feature, operating system, language, etc.

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Install the plugin

Installing with Vundle

  1. Install Vundle for Vim.

  2. From terminal run:

    echo "Plugin 'wakatime/vim-wakatime'" >> ~/.vimrc && vim +PluginInstall

  3. (Re-)start Vim and enter your API key , then press Enter.

  4. Use Vim and your coding activity will be displayed on your WakaTime Dashboard.

Installing with Pathogen

  1. Install Pathogen for Vim.

  2. From terminal run:

    cd ~/.vim/bundle && git clone git://

