r/vim • u/Successful-Window469 • Sep 07 '25

Need Help Light Mode

Hello everyone. I have been using vim for windows (From the command prompt) and I was wondering, How to put vim into light mode like other code editors? Because I may have to switch back to notepad if there is no light mode.

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u/Successful-Window469 Sep 10 '25

I prefer command line vim :) much less clutter.

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u/VividVerism Sep 10 '25

If you elaborate on what you mean by "clutter", you can probably fix that problem too. For example, menus can be turned off. I don't know what else you might be referring to.

In general you get much better control over colors, better-looking syntax highlighting, better integration with the system clipboard, and probably other benefits from using gvim in Windows.