In the spirit of VimTip398, here's another suggestion for quick and easy playback. Place in vimrc: :noremap Q @q This allows playback of the recording that was put into the q register. Example of recording and playback usage: * Begin recording keystrokes by typing "qq". * Perform your customized keystrokes. * To end recording, type q in normal/visual mode Ctrl-o q in insert mode * To playback recording, hit the Caps Lock key and use "Q" in normal/visual mode. The Caps Lock key acts as a flip switch between recording and playback.