Vi — the original Vi, not Vim. Trilingual native Win64 build.
Vi — the original Vi. The one Bill Joy wrote, alive again on Windows.
Built from BusyBox-w32 with MSYS2 UCRT64 toolchain as a native Win64 binary.
Trilingual interface (Traditional Chinese / Japanese / English),
direct Unicode output via WriteConsoleW, single portable executable.
Install it, type vi. That's it.
| Publisher | Saki Studio |
|---|---|
| Author | Saki (咲ちゃん) |
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| License | GPL-2.0-only |
| Installer type | portable |
| Architecture | x64 |
| Package ID | SakiStudio.SakiVI |
winget install --id=SakiStudio.SakiVI -ewinget upgrade --id=SakiStudio.SakiVI -ewinget uninstall --id=SakiStudio.SakiVI -eVi adds this command to the command line: vi.
Yes. Vi is free and open-source software released under the GPL-2.0-only license.
The latest version is 1.0.0.
The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with f8235794d90eb100ced49bf6532a678c0dae5f5b53e132659817c920d88adf3b.
Vi runs on Windows and is available for 64-bit (x64) systems.
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find Vi and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=SakiStudio.SakiVI -e.
Yes. Vi is available as a portable program (vi.exe, 64-bit (x64)) that runs without installation. Copy it to any folder or USB drive and run it from there.
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