LunarVim VS AstroNvim

Compare LunarVim vs AstroNvim and see what are their differences.

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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LunarVim AstroNvim
273 136
18,166 12,620
0.9% 2.0%
6.7 9.8
3 months ago 7 days ago
Lua Lua
GNU General Public License v3.0 only GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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LunarVim

Posts with mentions or reviews of LunarVim. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-08-18.
  • Leaving Neovim for Zed
    11 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 18 Aug 2024
    > I also settled on Lunarvim (ans stopped worrying)

    Then I have some sad news for you. :(

    https://github.com/LunarVim/LunarVim/discussions/4518#discus...

  • Every Neovim, Every Config, All At Once
    3 projects | dev.to | 6 Mar 2024
    LunarVim
  • LunarVIM: An IDE Layer for Neovim
    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 3 Jan 2024
  • Tools to achieve a 10x developer workflow on Windows
    11 projects | dev.to | 8 Nov 2023
    I would suggest to start getting into vim by first trying out popular vim keybinding plugins available on your favorite code editor and get used to those first. Then, if you want to dive deeper into the power of Neovim, try out popular configs like LazyVim, LunarVim, NvChad... Taking Neovim from a mere text editor to a full-featured IDE with features like intellisense, debugging, testing, etc... on your own takes quite a lot of work and configuration.
  • Helix 23.10 Highlights
    6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 25 Oct 2023
    I used Helix for a while due to its support for LSP out-of-the-box, which my Vim config at the time couldn't live up to. I switched back to NeoVim after finding LunarVim[1] which had everything I was trying to get setup in my own config.

    [1] https://www.lunarvim.org/

  • How to Transform Vim to a Complete IDE?
    7 projects | dev.to | 19 Sep 2023
  • Mastering Emacs
    6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 23 Aug 2023
    I'll admit I didn't look into it, but Helix sounds like something like LunarVim (https://www.lunarvim.org/)

    Personally I much prefer that the editor NOT ship with something like that by default, especially when it's so easy to set up. I have several different vim config I use, including a pretty bare-bones one for headless systems, and I much prefer the ability to customize something very specifically.

    Build tools that can compose together, rather than a single do-it-all tool. That is the power of the low level editors vs IDE's.

  • No inline errors in Python unless I add and delete a line
    2 projects | /r/neovim | 18 Aug 2023
  • LazyVim
    32 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 16 Jul 2023
    I can't comment on any implementation details, but at least with LunarVim (which I use for daily coding), a slowdown when interacting with LSP is very noticeable. Some others have attested to this on a GitHub issue.

    I'm not doubting your experiences with the lack of a slowdown, but there is truth that others do experience it. That might be more of a problem with LunarVim itself rather than Vim, but how likely am I (as someone who would like to avoid what he calls "config hell") or other newcomers to avoid whatever pitfalls there are, if a distribution designed for ease of use by people who know better fall into them?

    https://github.com/LunarVim/LunarVim/discussions/3359

  • Should Neovim now release a standard official configuration so that people who want an editor that just works out of the box get onboarded easily ?
    10 projects | /r/neovim | 4 Jul 2023

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 LunarVim and AstroNvim you can also consider the following projects:

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

LazyVim - Neovim config for the lazy

NvChad - An attempt to make neovim cli as functional as an IDE while being very beautiful , blazing fast. [Moved to: https://github.com/NvChad/NvChad]

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

lazy.nvim - 💤 A modern plugin manager for Neovim

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

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

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

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

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