nerdtree VS nvim-tree.lua

Compare nerdtree vs nvim-tree.lua and see what are their differences.

nvim-tree.lua

A file explorer tree for neovim written in lua (by nvim-tree)
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nerdtree nvim-tree.lua
77 125
19,248 6,468
0.6% 2.9%
7.2 9.2
about 1 month ago 13 days ago
Vim Script Lua
Do What The F*ck You Want To Public License GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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nerdtree

Posts with mentions or reviews of nerdtree. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-29.
  • I use the default file browser in vim (netrw). I know there are plugins that a lot of people like. Should I switch?
    9 projects | /r/vim | 29 Jun 2023
    I personally use nerdtree. Add nerdtree-git-plugin too, that's nice when looking at your project (for files, use vim-gitgutter).
  • How to configure vim like an IDE
    44 projects | /r/vim | 27 Jun 2023
    nerdtree is another very popular option
  • Auto update Javascript imports when moving file/folder
    2 projects | /r/vim | 22 Jun 2023
    2 projects | /r/neovim | 21 Jun 2023
    Using my toy js refactoring plugin and NERDTree.
  • Is it possible to use VIM as an ide?
    7 projects | /r/vim | 3 Jun 2023
    2) Syntax check https://github.com/vim-syntastic/syntastic 3) File navigation https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree 4) Autocomplete There are many autocomplete extensions. I haven't found one that I feel comfortable to recommend. Another way is to create a txt file with all the key words and lines in the languages you use, make an autocommand that adds the txt file to the buffer, and then use ctrl-n or ctrl-p to autocomplete. You can also use ctrl-x-ctrl-l to autocmplete entire lines. 5) Running code Add commands in your .vmrc to run the current file as a a whatever file. I use :J to run java files, :P to run python files, :C to run c files and so on. For example, this is my command to run a java file: command J execute "!java %:t"
  • Auto-completion problems for terraform
    9 projects | /r/neovim | 24 May 2023
    Plug 'https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree'
  • :(
    1 project | /r/shittydarksouls | 7 Apr 2023
  • New User
    3 projects | /r/vim | 26 Feb 2023
    My basic vim workflow is that I open vim, which opens NerdTree for me by default. I can find the file I want in NerdTree, or I can hit Ctrl+p to open a file with fuzzy searching.
  • How do you work with buffers?
    16 projects | /r/neovim | 1 Feb 2023
    What's also useful is to have a tree plugin (such as nvim-tree or nerdtree), so you can just open any file in the workspace (or outside it) if needed. That way, even if you delete a buffer, you can just come back to a file whose buffer you deleted.
  • how do I download nerd tree on neovim??
    2 projects | /r/neovim | 17 Jan 2023
    Worth noting Nerdtree’s repo is now at https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree and not at https://github.com/scrooloose/nerdtree

nvim-tree.lua

Posts with mentions or reviews of nvim-tree.lua. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-11-18.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing nerdtree and nvim-tree.lua you can also consider the following projects:

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

neo-tree.nvim - Neovim plugin to manage the file system and other tree like structures.

fzf.vim - fzf :heart: vim

chadtree - File manager for Neovim. Better than NERDTree.

vim-vinegar - vinegar.vim: Combine with netrw to create a delicious salad dressing

telescope-file-browser.nvim - File Browser extension for telescope.nvim

fern.vim - 🌿 General purpose asynchronous tree viewer written in Pure Vim script

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

nerd-fonts - Iconic font aggregator, collection, & patcher. 3,600+ icons, 50+ patched fonts: Hack, Source Code Pro, more. Glyph collections: Font Awesome, Material Design Icons, Octicons, & more

vim-nerdtree-syntax-highlight - Extra syntax and highlight for nerdtree files

coc-explorer - 📁 Explorer for coc.nvim