nvim-tree.lua VS neo-tree.nvim

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

nvim-tree.lua

A file explorer tree for neovim written in lua (by nvim-tree)

neo-tree.nvim

Neovim plugin to manage the file system and other tree like structures. (by nvim-neo-tree)
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nvim-tree.lua neo-tree.nvim
125 87
6,497 3,007
3.8% 10.2%
9.1 8.8
3 days ago 11 days ago
Lua Lua
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later MIT License
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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.

neo-tree.nvim

Posts with mentions or reviews of neo-tree.nvim. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-07.

What are some alternatives?

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

nerdtree - A tree explorer plugin for vim.

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

chadtree - File manager for Neovim. Better than NERDTree.

lir.nvim - Neovim file explorer

bufferline.nvim - A snazzy bufferline for Neovim

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

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

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

oil.nvim - Neovim file explorer: edit your filesystem like a buffer

coc-explorer - 📁 Explorer for coc.nvim

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