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PDF
The complete documentation of vym is available as PDF document in English, French and Spanish. (Only the English version is really up to date, translators are welcome). PDFs can be accessed directly from vym via the help section. They also can be downloaded from github at
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Release notes and changelog
Can either be downloaded directly in vym via "Help - Download and show release notes" or can be accessed in https://github.com/insilmaril/vym/blob/release/release-notes-2.9.md
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Screencasts
There are several screencasts available on YouTube, which show some features of vym and how to use them:
The official downloads for all platforms are available at the project site:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/vym/
The latest development drops can be found in the Files/Development folder there.
The latest binaries for Linux, Debian and Ubuntu are built and available in the authors Open Build Service project:
https://software.opensuse.org/download.html?project=home%3Ainsilmaril&package=vym
The source code was hosted on Sourceforge for 16 years, but in 2021 the development moved to github:
https://github.com/insilmaril/vym
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Binaries
Binaries for all major platforms can be found on:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/vym/
Packages there are: openSUSE rpm, Ubuntu deb, Apple dmg, Windows exe
More Linux like packages and developer versions are built in Open Build Service:
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Compiling
Compiling vym from scratch is pretty easy, if you have the development packages of the Qt5 toolkit installed. (Check also the homepage above for details):
On the command line you can
cmake . make make installor using Qt Creator:
In "File" do "Open file or project" and select the "CMakeLists.txt". This will setup the project.
Please direct support questions to the mailinglist first:
vym-forum@lists.sourceforge.net
Bugs and feature requests will be taken care of in