# Vim Classic 8.3.0 released

DevFeed: [Vim Classic 8.3.0 released](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/vim-classic-8-3-0-released-20815.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://drewdevault.com/blog/Vim-Classic-8.3.0/>)

Author: June 2

Published: 2026-06-02T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Drew DeVault](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/drew-devault.md>)

Topics: [Vim](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vim.md>)

Tags: [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [vim](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vim.md>)

## AI overview

The author announces the first release of Vim Classic, a fork of Vim, version 8.3.0.

## Source excerpt

Following up on my earlier announcement that I was forking Vim, I'm happy to announce the first release of my fork today: Vim Classic 8.3.0. I have written a release announcement for vim-classic.org, which you can read here. Happy editing!