packer.nvim VS iron.nvim

Compare packer.nvim vs iron.nvim and see what are their differences.

packer.nvim

A use-package inspired plugin manager for Neovim. Uses native packages, supports Luarocks dependencies, written in Lua, allows for expressive config (by wbthomason)
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packer.nvim iron.nvim
180 27
7,541 870
- 3.7%
3.4 4.3
23 days ago 6 months ago
Lua Lua
MIT License BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License
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packer.nvim

Posts with mentions or reviews of packer.nvim. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-10-21.

iron.nvim

Posts with mentions or reviews of iron.nvim. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-03.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing packer.nvim and iron.nvim you can also consider the following projects:

vim-plug - :hibiscus: Minimalist Vim Plugin Manager

lazy.nvim - 💤 A modern plugin manager for Neovim

nvim-treesitter - Nvim Treesitter configurations and abstraction layer

nvim-lspconfig - Quickstart configs for Nvim LSP

paq-nvim - 🌚 Neovim package manager

gruvbox.nvim - Lua port of the most famous vim colorscheme

vim-slime - A vim plugin to give you some slime. (Emacs)

nvim-lua-guide - A guide to using Lua in Neovim

sniprun - A neovim plugin to run lines/blocs of code (independently of the rest of the file), supporting multiples languages

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

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

mason-lspconfig.nvim - Extension to mason.nvim that makes it easier to use lspconfig with mason.nvim.