diff --git a/vim/bundle/vim-gitgutter b/vim/bundle/vim-gitgutter
deleted file mode 160000
index 47ffb2e..0000000
--- a/vim/bundle/vim-gitgutter
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 47ffb2e30b27c58fe091862eebe044df65e5a7dc
diff --git a/vim/colors/darkcloud.vim b/vim/colors/darkcloud.vim
index 89183bd..96a5573 100644
--- a/vim/colors/darkcloud.vim
+++ b/vim/colors/darkcloud.vim
@@ -360,12 +360,11 @@ call s:X("DiffDelete","#000000","#d75f5f","italic",s:termBlack,"Red")
 call s:X("DiffChange","#000000","#87d7ff","italic",s:termBlack,"Blue")
 call s:X("DiffText","#000000","#c6c6c6","italic",s:termBlack,"White")
 
-"git
+"version control
+call s:X("SignifySignAdd","#ffd787","","bold","","Yellow")
+call s:X("SignifySignDelete","#d75f5f","","bold","","Red")
+call s:X("SignifySignChange","#87d7ff","","bold","","Blue")
 hi! link gitconfigAssignment Label
-call s:X("GitGutterAdd","#ffd787","","bold","","Yellow")
-call s:X("GitGutterDelete","#d75f5f","","bold","","Red")
-call s:X("GitGutterChange","#87d7ff","","bold","","Blue")
-hi! link GitGutterChangeDelete GitGutterChange
 
 "html
 call s:X("htmlTitle","#ffffff","","underline,bold","White","")
diff --git a/vim/config/keyboard.vim b/vim/config/keyboard.vim
index d31233c..514df1c 100644
--- a/vim/config/keyboard.vim
+++ b/vim/config/keyboard.vim
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 "    <F4>                 | (A) -> toggle all folds
 "    <F5>                 | (A) -> toggle spell check
 "    <F6>                 | (A) -> toggle syntax checking
+"    <F7>                 | (A) -> toggle version control differences
 "    <F8>                 | (A) -> toggle the tagbar sidebar
 "    <Ctrl-F8>            | (A) -> toggle the location list to check syntax errors
 "    <F9>                 | (A) -> toggle the gundo undo history sidebar
@@ -121,8 +122,8 @@
 "    <Alt+h>              | (N) -> move a line up a half page
 "    <Alt+l>              | (N) -> move a line down a half page
 "
-"    >>                   | (N) -> next difference (vimdiff/gitgutter)
-"    <<                   | (N) -> previous difference (vimdiff/gitgutter)
+"    >>                   | (N) -> next difference (vimdiff/signify)
+"    <<                   | (N) -> previous difference (vimdiff/signify)
 "
 "  (selection)
 "    <Ctrl-a>             | (N) -> select all text
@@ -279,6 +280,9 @@
         xnoremap <silent><expr> <F6> '<Esc>:SyntasticToggleMode<CR>v'
         inoremap <silent><expr> <F6> '<C-O>:SyntasticToggleMode<CR>'
 
+        "toggle signify
+        let g:signify_mapping_toggle = '<F7>'
+
         "bindings to trigger the tagbar list of tags
         nnoremap <silent><expr> <F8> ':TagbarToggle<CR>:echo "Code tagbar toggled"<CR>'
         xnoremap <silent><expr> <F8> '<Esc>:TagbarToggle<CR>v'
@@ -383,7 +387,11 @@
         nmap <A-h> <Plug>MoveLineHalfPageUp
         nmap <A-l> <Plug>MoveLineHalfPageDown
 
-        "move to next/previous difference (vimdiff/gitgutter)
+        "map signify to ]c and [c
+        let g:signify_mapping_next_hunk = ']c'
+        let g:signify_mapping_prev_hunk = '[c'
+
+        "move to next/previous difference (vimdiff/signify)
         nmap >> ]c
         nmap << [c
     "}
diff --git a/vim/config/plugins.vim b/vim/config/plugins.vim
index 66729bb..923e37c 100644
--- a/vim/config/plugins.vim
+++ b/vim/config/plugins.vim
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     let g:breeze_shade_color = "String"
 "}}}
 
-"EMMET: ZENCODING FEATURES {{{
+"EMMET: {{{
     let g:user_emmet_install_global=0
     let g:use_emmet_complete_tag=1
     let g:user_emmet_mode='a'
@@ -28,12 +28,11 @@
     endif
 "}}}
 
-"GITGUTTER: {{{
-    let g:gitgutter_sign_added='++'
-    let g:gitgutter_sign_removed='--'
-    let g:gitgutter_sign_modified='~~'
-    let g:gitgutter_sign_modified_removed='~-'
-    let g:gitgutter_escape_grep=1
+"SIGNIFY: {{{
+    let g:signify_sign_add = '+'
+    let g:signify_sign_change = '!'
+    let g:signify_sign_delete = '-'
+    let g:signify_sign_delete_first_line = '~'
 "}}}
 
 "GUNDO: {{{