packer.nvim VS AstroNvim

Compare packer.nvim vs AstroNvim and see what are their differences.

packer.nvim

A use-package inspired plugin manager for Neovim. Uses native packages, supports Luarocks dependencies, written in Lua, allows for expressive config (by EdenEast)

AstroNvim

AstroNvim is an aesthetic and feature-rich neovim config that is extensible and easy to use with a great set of plugins (by AstroNvim)
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packer.nvim AstroNvim
2 135
0 11,890
- 6.6%
10.0 9.7
over 1 year ago 5 days ago
Lua Lua
MIT License GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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packer.nvim

Posts with mentions or reviews of packer.nvim. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-12-20.
  • lazy.nvim: a new plugin manager for Neovim
    17 projects | /r/neovim | 20 Dec 2022
    I've been using this fork https://github.com/EdenEast/packer.nvim/tree/feat/lockfile for a few weeks now, and it works like a charm. The pull request has unfortunately not been merged yet: https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim/pull/1010
  • Call for help testing `lockfile` PR for Packer
    2 projects | /r/neovim | 20 Nov 2022
    local function install_packer() print("-- Installing Packer...") local packer_path = vim.fn.stdpath("data") .. "/site/pack/packer/start/packer.nvim" vim.fn.system({ "git", "clone", "-b", "feat/lockfile", "--depth", "1", "https://github.com/EdenEast/packer.nvim", packer_path }) vim.cmd "packadd packer.nvim" end

AstroNvim

Posts with mentions or reviews of AstroNvim. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-19.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing packer.nvim and AstroNvim you can also consider the following projects:

tokyonight.nvim - 🏙 A clean, dark Neovim theme written in Lua, with support for lsp, treesitter and lots of plugins. Includes additional themes for Kitty, Alacritty, iTerm and Fish.

LunarVim - 🌙 LunarVim is an IDE layer for Neovim. Completely free and community driven.

LazyVim - Neovim config for the lazy

NvChad - Blazing fast Neovim config providing solid defaults and a beautiful UI, enhancing your neovim experience.

SpaceVim - A community-driven modular vim/neovim distribution - The ultimate vimrc

lazy.nvim - 💤 A modern plugin manager for Neovim

toggleterm.nvim - A neovim lua plugin to help easily manage multiple terminal windows

CosmicNvim - CosmicNvim is a lightweight and opinionated Neovim config for web development, specifically designed to provide a 💫 COSMIC programming experience!

symbols-outline.nvim - A tree like view for symbols in Neovim using the Language Server Protocol. Supports all your favourite languages.

Neovim-from-scratch - 📚 A Neovim config designed from scratch to be understandable

kickstart.nvim - A launch point for your personal nvim configuration

vscode-neovim - Vim mode for VSCode, powered by Neovim