Where, When and Why to use Vim - Where
- Vim is indeed a very portable editor - runs on most UNIX flavours as well as:
- Windows
- Mac OS
- DOS
- VMS
- and many others OSes.
- Several front-ends exist:
- console
- Gtk+
- Motif
- KDE
- Windows GUI
- Many Others: Check http://www.vim.org/6kbyte.php .