nvim-lua-guide VS kickstart.nvim

Compare nvim-lua-guide vs kickstart.nvim and see what are their differences.

nvim-lua-guide

A guide to using Lua in Neovim (by nanotee)

kickstart.nvim

A launch point for your personal nvim configuration (by nvim-lua)
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nvim-lua-guide kickstart.nvim
152 284
4,992 14,291
- 20.6%
6.3 9.0
over 1 year ago 5 days ago
sed Lua
- MIT License
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nvim-lua-guide

Posts with mentions or reviews of nvim-lua-guide. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-20.

kickstart.nvim

Posts with mentions or reviews of kickstart.nvim. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-05.
  • Using a venv with Neovim's Python LSP
    2 projects | dev.to | 5 Apr 2024
    I recently started coding with Neovim using kickstart.nvim as the template for my editor configuration. I downloaded the python-lsp-server package using Mason, but I was disappointed to discover that the IntelliSense on my third party dependencies didn't work. The LSP was resolving to my global Python installation, which did not have the packages from my virtual environment (venv) installed.
  • Neovide – a simple, no-nonsense, cross-platform GUI for Neovim
    17 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 31 Jan 2024
    I also suggest against using distributions. Instead of learning how to configure nvim itself you're learning to configure that specific distro.

    I suggest to take someone's lua config and start from there. Kickstart.nvim is a good one: https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim

  • It’s been an hour and I have made no progress
    2 projects | /r/neovim | 9 Dec 2023
  • Do I need NeoVIM?
    11 projects | /r/neovim | 7 Dec 2023
    1) the option I wouldn’t chose, use Kickstarter. It’s a minimal starter config, using a single init.lua that helps you build a config slowly. https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim
    11 projects | /r/neovim | 7 Dec 2023
    After you’ve gotten used to that, I would start using Neovim using kickstart.nvim as a base and building your config off of that. It is a fantastic starting point for your first config and has LOTS of comments to help you understand what is going on.
    11 projects | /r/neovim | 7 Dec 2023
    If you prefer neovim, you should try https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim
  • ready to use neovim for web development (frontend) - beginners
    4 projects | /r/neovim | 5 Dec 2023
    I highly recommend Lazyvim for if you want to have a VSCode (ish) like experience that still exposes you to configuring in Lua. Or Kickstart.nvim if you want a more "from scratch" experience
  • Search commands slow in neovim but fast in vim
    2 projects | /r/neovim | 2 Dec 2023
    In case it is helpful, I am using kickstart.nvim with only minor modifications.
  • Kickstart.emacs Starter kit for Gnu Emacs
    2 projects | /r/emacs | 13 Nov 2023
    One of the project goals is to become something like kickstart.nvim. Or, to be a reference if someone doesn't know how to do something.
  • why are the performances so bad ?
    2 projects | /r/neovim | 23 Oct 2023
    i got a neovim config based on kickstart.nvim with a total of 9 additional plugin even with that small config i get terrible delay in insert mod (about 3 second) when editing middle sized files (~600) lines what i am doing wrong ?

What are some alternatives?

When comparing nvim-lua-guide and kickstart.nvim you can also consider the following projects:

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

LazyVim - Neovim config for the lazy

lazy.nvim - 💤 A modern plugin manager for Neovim

KotlinLanguageServer - Kotlin code completion, diagnostics and more for any editor/IDE using the Language Server Protocol

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

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

packer.nvim - A use-package inspired plugin manager for Neovim. Uses native packages, supports Luarocks dependencies, written in Lua, allows for expressive config

nvim-lspconfig - Quickstart configs for Nvim LSP

null-ls.nvim - Use Neovim as a language server to inject LSP diagnostics, code actions, and more via Lua.

AstroNvim - AstroNvim is an aesthetic and feature-rich neovim config that is extensible and easy to use with a great set of plugins

vim-test - Run your tests at the speed of thought

plenary.nvim - plenary: full; complete; entire; absolute; unqualified. All the lua functions I don't want to write twice.