nvim VS neovim

Compare nvim vs neovim and see what are their differences.

nvim

The Ultimate NeoVim Config for Colemak Users (by theniceboy)

neovim

Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability (by neovim)
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nvim neovim
4 1,384
1,942 76,465
- 2.7%
1.5 10.0
7 days ago 6 days ago
Vim Script Vim Script
- GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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nvim

Posts with mentions or reviews of nvim. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-07-15.

neovim

Posts with mentions or reviews of neovim. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-23.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing nvim and neovim you can also consider the following projects:

SpaceVim - A community-driven modular vim/neovim distribution - The ultimate vimrc

vim9 - An experimental fork of Vim, exploring ways to make Vim script faster and better.

transparent.nvim - Remove all background colors to make nvim transparent

helix - A post-modern modal text editor.

vim-config - Lean mean Neovim machine, carefully crafted with :heart: Use with latest Neovim.

neovide - No Nonsense Neovim Client in Rust

spelunker.vim - Improved vim spelling plugin (with camel case support)!

doom-emacs - An Emacs framework for the stubborn martian hacker [Moved to: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs]

alacritty - 🌴 Soothing pastel theme for Alacritty

AstroVim - AstroNvim is an aesthetic and feature-rich neovim config that is extensible and easy to use with a great set of plugins [Moved to: https://github.com/AstroNvim/AstroNvim]

tree-sitter-markdown - Markdown grammar for tree-sitter

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