vim-plug, written by Junegunn, is one of the most popular Vim plugin managers out there.

  • Easy to set up: Single file. No boilerplate code required.
  • Easy to use: Concise, intuitive syntax
  • Super-fast parallel installation/update (with any of +job, +python, +python3, +ruby, or Neovim)
  • Creates shallow clones to minimize disk space usage and download time
  • On-demand loading for faster startup time
  • Can review and rollback updates
  • Branch/tag/commit support
  • Post-update hooks
  • Support for externally managed plugins

MIT License

Junegunn writes about vim-plug in his blog post Writing my own Vim plugin manager.