neogit VS lightline.vim

Compare neogit vs lightline.vim and see what are their differences.

neogit

An interactive and powerful Git interface for Neovim, inspired by Magit (by NeogitOrg)

lightline.vim

A light and configurable statusline/tabline plugin for Vim (by itchyny)
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neogit lightline.vim
54 24
3,264 6,644
9.4% -
9.9 4.6
5 days ago about 2 months ago
Lua Vim Script
MIT License MIT License
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neogit

Posts with mentions or reviews of neogit. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-11.
  • Neovim: creating keymaps in lua
    4 projects | dev.to | 11 Mar 2024
    I would use this feature of lazy.nvim in a plugin that I rarely need. Something neogit for example. I can spend hours coding without using it. In that particular case I think is nice to have the option to load it when I actually call it.
  • GitUI
    5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 7 Jan 2024
    This looks very much like the Noevim plugin I began using about a month ago: neogit[0].

    The keybindings were a bit rough, and it took me about an hour of use before I was really comfortable with the overall workflow. Once I was, though, I’ve found it to be much faster than my previous workflow (suspending neovim and using git directly in the shell).

    0: https://github.com/NeogitOrg/neogit

  • Is there a discard all option in neogit?
    1 project | /r/neovim | 11 Aug 2023
    Edit: FYI: I made a feature request and got the answer, that it it possible to visually select the files and discard them like this together.
  • Massive Update to Neogit and New Home!
    2 projects | /r/neovim | 13 Jul 2023
  • What IDEA or Vscode feature/function you want to have in neovim eco-system?
    16 projects | /r/neovim | 28 Jun 2023
    This is what I use for general git interaction and it‘s pretty neat: neogit. Also integrates diffview
  • Magit
    9 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 26 Jun 2023
    For neovim users, there's a work-in-progress clone, neogit: https://github.com/timUntersberger/neogit/

    Some of my colleagues use emacs/magit, and after seeing how absolutely lovely the workflow is, I've put in a lot of work over the last few months expanding it. You can check out my fork here: https://github.com/ckolkey/neogit/

    One thing I particularly like to tease my emacs' colleagues about is that my magit is faster than theirs thanks to neovim's async capabilities.

  • Your favourite Neovim plugins?
    42 projects | /r/neovim | 21 Jun 2023
  • What do you use for git integration in neovim?
    8 projects | /r/neovim | 6 Jun 2023
    You could use neogit (https://github.com/TimUntersberger/neogit) for basic commands however I have found it's easier / more versatile to just use lazygit in either another tmux tmux window or within neovim itself.
  • Switching from Emacs. My experience
    20 projects | /r/neovim | 24 May 2023
    The only thing I truly miss from Emacs is [Magit](https://magit.vc/) since I still consider it the best git wrapper available. It is just too good. Unfortunately [Neogit](https://github.com/TimUntersberger/neogit) is not quite there yet although I hope it makes it at some point. I didn't like [Fugitive]https://github.com/tpope/vim-fugitive), but I ended up finding a good enough workaround by using [Lazygit](https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit) through [Toggleterm](https://github.com/akinsho/toggleterm.nvim).
  • Neovim vs VSCode Neovim - what are the tradeoffs?
    11 projects | /r/neovim | 17 May 2023

lightline.vim

Posts with mentions or reviews of lightline.vim. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-15.
  • Nordic Desktop
    10 projects | /r/linuxmasterrace | 15 Jan 2023
    vim-plug, nord-vim, lightline
  • How to implement mode_map into lightline-plug?
    1 project | /r/vim | 13 Sep 2022
    I'm trying to add the mode_map after 'let g:lightline =' as seen in github: https://github.com/itchyny/lightline.vim
  • Base16 theme for shell, (n)vim, tmux, fzf
    7 projects | /r/vim | 6 Sep 2022
  • [Help] Visable startup delay (~0.36s) because of `vim-airline`
    5 projects | /r/vim | 25 Jun 2022
  • Vem-Tabline not showing file icons in tabs
    3 projects | /r/vim | 16 Jun 2022
    I am not able to get vem-tabline to show the file icons in the tabs(there are only tab numbers that are displayed), with nvim, and neovide. I have installed vim-devicons, and the icons do show up in my statusline, for which I am using lightline. I have also installed a Nerd Font, so I don't know where I am going wrong. Could someone help me with this?
  • mistfly-statusline, the plugin previously named moonfly-statusline, now with adaptive colorscheme support
    8 projects | /r/vimplugins | 3 Jun 2022
    I already use a statusline plugin such or lightline or Lualine, should I change? Answer: no
  • Vim: A Beginner's Guide From A Beginner
    14 projects | dev.to | 27 May 2022
    lightline.vim - a light and configurable statusline/tabline plugin for Vim
  • Why do I need to hit <Escape> twice to leave insert mode?
    1 project | /r/nvim | 28 Apr 2022
    syntax on " Enable syntax highlighting set mouse=a " Enable mouse usage (all modes) set number " Enable numbering rows set nofoldenable " Disable folding colorscheme lego call plug#begin('~/.config/nvim/plugins/') Plug 'https://github.com/itchyny/lightline.vim' call plug#end()
  • How to Configure Vim as Your Main Python IDE
    4 projects | dev.to | 16 Jan 2022
    the cool yellow line in the bottom of my Vim at the screenshot above is called statusbar. there are some plugins that you can use to make your statusbar looks better. for example, vim airline and vim lightline. I myself use vim airline for my statusbar. to install this plugin, you can use some plugin-manager that you prefer, like vundle or vim-plug. but, if you use Vim 8, you can use vim native package manager. to install vim airline using vim native package manager, do this step :
  • Is there a way to highlight insert mode?
    3 projects | /r/vim | 14 Jan 2022
    I can think of a few ways: 1. :h showmode will show --INSERT-- at the bottom when in insert mode. I'm sure you already have this on, but just to be sure. 1. Lightline can be helpful. The default colour scheme makes the entire line blue. 1. My personal favorite is setting :h guicursor. Insert mode cursor is thin, while normal mode cursor is block. Unfortunately, I use neovim so its default and you have to figure out the code portion yourself. 1. Maybe use autocmd (:h InsertEnter, :h InsertLeave) and write enough vimscript until it works. Suggestions include disabling line numbers in insert mode, change entire background colour, you're limited only by the power of vimscript (or Lua for those nvim doods).

What are some alternatives?

When comparing neogit and lightline.vim you can also consider the following projects:

vim-fugitive - fugitive.vim: A Git wrapper so awesome, it should be illegal

vim-airline - lean & mean status/tabline for vim that's light as air

lazygit.nvim - Plugin for calling lazygit from within neovim.

neovim - Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability

octo.nvim - Edit and review GitHub issues and pull requests from the comfort of your favorite editor

barbar.nvim - The neovim tabline plugin.

lazygit - simple terminal UI for git commands

nvim-tree.lua - A file explorer tree for neovim written in lua

difftastic - a structural diff that understands syntax 🟥🟩

vim-gitgutter - A Vim plugin which shows git diff markers in the sign column and stages/previews/undoes hunks and partial hunks.

gitsigns.nvim - Git integration for buffers

lualine.nvim - A blazing fast and easy to configure Neovim statusline written in Lua