vim-snippets VS vim-devicons

Compare vim-snippets vs vim-devicons and see what are their differences.

vim-snippets

vim-snipmate default snippets (Previously snipmate-snippets) (by honza)

vim-devicons

Adds file type icons to Vim plugins such as: NERDTree, vim-airline, CtrlP, unite, Denite, lightline, vim-startify and many more (by ryanoasis)
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Vim Snippet Vim Script
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vim-snippets

Posts with mentions or reviews of vim-snippets. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-07.
  • How to I find default snippets
    3 projects | /r/neovim | 7 Mar 2023
  • JavaScript and CSS in HTML files
    4 projects | /r/neovim | 18 Dec 2022
    Also, I'm using vim-snipmate style snippets in LuaSnip. How can I import snippets in javascript.snippets in html.snippetswithout having to copy everything.
  • Can anybody give me some review of coq_nvim :>
    2 projects | /r/neovim | 3 Dec 2022
    cmp works fine and I was able to trivially make it only suggest lsp completion for me by only including lsp sources. The setup is significantly more complicated with having the install 7ish plugins instead of just 3 for coq. I don't think I would've had the patient to go through the setup when I was just starting to use neovim. cmp also have much nicer UI (e.g. it shoulds documentation and sometimes function signiture as you browse through the suggestion.) With snippet you can find something like https://github.com/honza/vim-snippets which have more than what I need. You also need to choose a snippet engine so that's more decision to make.
  • Closing brackets are highlighted in red when in the init.vim file
    9 projects | /r/neovim | 24 Nov 2022
  • Is There a Snippet Collection for LuaSnip?
    3 projects | /r/neovim | 29 Apr 2022
    Since LuaSnip also supports snipmate I'm using vim-snippets since it's offering a lot of snippets I'm using often without having to write my own. But as @eliizaak said: it's not Lua and perhaps I'll find the time and energy to learn a bit more about LuaSnip and write my own snippets ... ;)
  • Snippets
    3 projects | /r/neovim | 20 Feb 2022
    It includes the snippets from honza/vim-snippets and my own snippets.
  • Multiple templates for same filetype?
    4 projects | /r/vim | 17 Jan 2022
    vim-snippets as you've already mentioned.
  • Do Vim Snippets work in Obsidian?
    2 projects | /r/ObsidianMD | 24 Oct 2021
    Skimming over the blog post you linked, it appears that the author uses Vim plugins to get some of the snippets working, which I'm near-certain is impossible with the Vim features available to Obsidian. I don't think installing Vim plugins with vim-plug (as used by both myself and the author of the linked blog) is possible in Obsidian, for example. Without some way to manage installing Vim plugins, you won't be able to get plugins which enable vim snippets as used in the blog post.
  • [vimtex, vim-sandwich] How would you surround visual selected text with \emph{...} or \textbf{...} via a macro?
    2 projects | /r/vim | 24 Aug 2021
    Sorry does it?
  • How to automatically include C headers in vim?
    2 projects | /r/C_Programming | 29 Jul 2021
    Auto adding include files or a specific non-static function is generally a bad idea, but I use yasnippet on Emacs for copyright/licensing info, this seemingly has the same purpose but oriented towards vim users, which makes file templates trivial (on Emacs at least, I don’t usually use vim unless I can’t use Emacs or mg for some reason).

vim-devicons

Posts with mentions or reviews of vim-devicons. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-08.
  • treemacs-devicons: a vim-devicons inspired theme for treemacs!
    3 projects | /r/emacs | 8 Mar 2023
    Hello guys I made a devicons theme for treemacs. This is inspired by nvim-web-devicons and vim-devicons. Here are some screenshots:
  • NeoVim Installation and Configuration on Win10/11
    14 projects | dev.to | 30 Nov 2022
    :set number :set autoindent :set tabstop=5 :set shiftwidth=4 :set smarttab :set softtabstop=4 :set mouse=a call plug#begin() Plug 'http://github.com/tpope/vim-surround' " Surrounding ysw) Plug 'https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree' " NerdTree Plug 'https://github.com/tpope/vim-commentary' " For Commenting gcc & gc Plug 'https://github.com/vim-airline/vim-airline' " Status bar Plug 'https://github.com/lifepillar/pgsql.vim' " PSQL Pluging needs :SQLSetType pgsql.vim Plug 'https://github.com/ap/vim-css-color' " CSS Color Preview Plug 'https://github.com/rafi/awesome-vim-colorschemes' " Retro Scheme Plug 'https://github.com/neoclide/coc.nvim' " Auto Completion Plug 'https://github.com/ryanoasis/vim-devicons' " Developer Icons Plug 'https://github.com/tc50cal/vim-terminal' " Vim Terminal Plug 'https://github.com/preservim/tagbar' " Tagbar for code navigation Plug 'https://github.com/terryma/vim-multiple-cursors' " CTRL + N for multiple cursors Plug 'https://github.com/rstacruz/vim-closer' " For brackets autocompletion " Auto-completion For Javascript, typescript, html, jsx ...etc Plug 'neoclide/coc.nvim', {'do': 'yarn install --frozen-lockfile'} " this is for auto complete, prettier and tslinting let g:coc_global_extensions = ['coc-tslint-plugin', 'coc-tsserver', 'coc-css', 'coc-html', 'coc-json', 'coc-prettier'] " list of CoC extensions needed Plug 'jiangmiao/auto-pairs' "this will auto close ( [ { " these two plugins will add highlighting and indenting to JSX and TSX files. Plug 'yuezk/vim-js' Plug 'HerringtonDarkholme/yats.vim' Plug 'maxmellon/vim-jsx-pretty' set encoding=UTF-8 call plug#end() nnoremap :NERDTreeFocus nnoremap :NERDTree nnoremap :NERDTreeToggle nnoremap :call CocActionAsync('jumpDefinition') nmap :TagbarToggle :set completeopt-=preview " For No Previews :colorscheme jellybeans let g:NERDTreeDirArrowExpandable="+" let g:NERDTreeDirArrowCollapsible="~" " --- Just Some Notes --- " :PlugClean :PlugInstall :UpdateRemotePlugins " " :CocInstall coc-python " :CocInstall coc-clangd " :CocInstall coc-snippets " :CocCommand snippets.edit... FOR EACH FILE TYPE " air-line let g:airline_powerline_fonts = 1 if !exists('g:airline_symbols') let g:airline_symbols = {} endif " airline symbols let g:airline_left_sep = '' let g:airline_left_alt_sep = '' let g:airline_right_sep = '' let g:airline_right_alt_sep = '' let g:airline_symbols.branch = '' let g:airline_symbols.readonly = '' let g:airline_symbols.linenr = '' inoremap pumvisible() ? coc#_select_confirm() : ""
  • Fern.vim now supports nvim-web-devicons
    5 projects | /r/neovim | 9 Nov 2022
    It uses plugins called renderer to change how the file tree is renderer and it has two plugins for render icons in the tree that support lambdalisue/nerdfont.vim and ryanoasis/vim-devicons, but it lacked support for nvim-web-devicons.
  • My Neovim Configuration
    11 projects | dev.to | 1 Sep 2022
    call plug#begin('~/.config/nvim/plugged') Plug 'http://github.com/tpope/vim-surround' " Surrounding ysw) Plug 'https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree' " NerdTree Plug 'https://github.com/tpope/vim-commentary' " For Commenting gcc & gc Plug 'https://github.com/vim-airline/vim-airline' " Status bar Plug 'https://github.com/ap/vim-css-color' " CSS Color Preview Plug 'https://github.com/rafi/awesome-vim-colorschemes' " Retro Scheme Plug 'https://github.com/ryanoasis/vim-devicons' " Developer Icons Plug 'https://github.com/tc50cal/vim-terminal' " Vim Terminal Plug 'https://github.com/preservim/tagbar' " Tagbar for code navigation Plug 'https://github.com/terryma/vim-multiple-cursors' " CTRL + N for multiple cursors call plug#end() nnoremap :NERDTreeFocus nnoremap :NERDTree nnoremap :NERDTreeToggle nmap :TagbarToggle let g:NERDTreeDirArrowExpandable="+" let g:NERDTreeDirArrowCollapsible="~"
  • Configuring NeoVim plugins
    7 projects | dev.to | 3 Aug 2022
    Better yet, if you're using the vim-devicons plugin, use the patched version at Nerd Fonts that include the icons. The rest of the post follows as equal.
  • what terminal emulator do you use for neovim?
    1 project | /r/gnome | 17 Jul 2022
    Do you have vim-devicons installed (Assuming you're using nerdtree)?
  • Slow Neovim
    3 projects | /r/neovim | 24 Jun 2022
    Okay, that's a start. Based on a quick look through that repo, maybe you're running into this issue? I'm not sure why that would cause such a huge delay tho. Either way, I'd try adding one of the lines below to your config file:
  • Vem-Tabline not showing file icons in tabs
    3 projects | /r/vim | 16 Jun 2022
    I am not able to get vem-tabline to show the file icons in the tabs(there are only tab numbers that are displayed), with nvim, and neovide. I have installed vim-devicons, and the icons do show up in my statusline, for which I am using lightline. I have also installed a Nerd Font, so I don't know where I am going wrong. Could someone help me with this?
  • lsp-error with clangd when opening a cpp file in Ubuntu
    8 projects | /r/neovim | 7 Jun 2022
    -- Neovim configuration by Daniele Lupo (Jepessen) --- Require --- local utils = require('utils') --- Options --- -- Add number to rows utils.opt('o', 'number', true) -- Set indentation of files local indent = 2 utils.opt('b', 'expandtab', true) utils.opt('b', 'shiftwidth', indent) utils.opt('b', 'smartindent', true) utils.opt('b', 'tabstop', indent) utils.opt('b', 'autoindent', true) utils.opt('o', 'smarttab', true) utils.opt('b', 'softtabstop', indent) -- Enable the mouse utils.opt('o', 'mouse', 'a') -- Set nocompatible mode for more powerful commands utils.opt('o', 'compatible', false) -- Set some search options utils.opt('o', 'showmatch', true) utils.opt('o', 'ignorecase', true) utils.opt('o', 'hlsearch', true) utils.opt('o', 'incsearch', true) -- Set options for color scheme utils.opt('o', 'termguicolors', true) --- Keymappings --- -- Remap jj to escape in insert mode utils.map('i', 'jj', '') utils.map('n', 'JJJJ', '') -- Swap ; and : utils.map('n', ':', ';') utils.map('n', ';', ':') -- Start plugin section. Use this section in order to install new plugins to -- neovim. -- -- In order to install a new plugin, you need to put in this section the -- repository where it can be found, and then refresh the plugin list by -- installing them with the command: -- -- :PlugInstall -- Auto install vim-plug that's a plugin manager local vimplugrepository = '' local installpath = vim.fn.stdpath('config')..'/autoload' local vimpluginstallpath = installpath..'/plug.vim' local vimplugrepository = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim' if vim.fn.empty(vim.fn.glob(vimpluginstallpath)) > 0 then vim.api.nvim_command('!curl -flo '..vimpluginstallpath..' --create-dirs '..vimplugrepository) vim.cmd 'autocmd VimEnter * PlugInstall' end local Plug = vim.fn['plug#'] -- Put plugins in this section. Define a Plug with the repository of the plugin that you want vim.call('plug#begin', installpath) -- Vim airline. This plugin creates a nice status bar with more features than -- standard one. Plug 'https://github.com/vim-airline/vim-airline' -- NerdTree is a plugin for showing a tree folder structure of the filesystem. Plug 'https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree' -- Vim color schemes Plug 'https://github.com/rafi/awesome-vim-colorschemes' -- Developer icons Plug 'https://github.com/ryanoasis/vim-devicons' -- Surrounding with parenthesis and xml tags with cs command and more Plug 'https://github.com/tpope/vim-surround' -- Show trailing whitespaces and use the command :StripWhitespace for removing -- them Plug 'https://github.com/ntpeters/vim-better-whitespace.git' -- Install the LSP server for configuring it with clangd for code completition -- in C++ Plug 'https://github.com/neovim/nvim-lspconfig' -- An interesting theme Plug 'https://github.com/Pocco81/Catppuccino.nvim' vim.call('plug#end') --- PLUGINS CONFIGURATION --- -- Nerdtree -- Configure keys so with ctrlf go to the tree, with ctrl+n open the tree, and -- ctrl+t toggle the tree utils.map('n', '', ':NERDTreeFocus') utils.map('n', '', ':NERDTree') utils.map('n', '', ':NERDTreeToggle') --- LSP CONFIG --- -- Main configuration local lspremapopts = { noremap = true, silent = true } vim.keymap.set('n', 'e', vim.diagnostic.open_float, lspremapopts) vim.keymap.set('n', '[d', vim.diagnostic.goto_prev, lspremapopts) vim.keymap.set('n', ']d', vim.diagnostic.goto_next, lspremapopts) vim.keymap.set('n', 'q', vim.diagnostic.setloclist, lspremapopts) -- Use an on_attach function to only map the following keys -- after the language server attaches to the current buffer local on_attach = function(client, bufnr) -- Enable completition triggered by vim.api.nvim_buf_set_option(bufnr, 'omnifunc', 'v:lua.vim.lsp.omnifunc') -- Mappings -- See ':help vim.lsp.* local bufopts = { noremap = true, silent = true, bufnr = bufnr } vim.keymap.set('n', 'gD', vim.lsp.buf.declaration, bufopts) vim.keymap.set('n', 'gd', vim.lsp.buf.definition, bufopts) vim.keymap.set('n', 'K', vim.lsp.buf.hover, bufopts) vim.keymap.set('n', 'gi', vim.lsp.buf.implementation, bufopts) vim.keymap.set('n', '', vim.lsp.buf.signature_help, bufopts) vim.keymap.set('n', 'wa', vim.lsp.buf.add_workspace_folder, bufopts) vim.keymap.set('n', 'wr', vim.lsp.buf.remove_workspace_folder, bufopts) vim.keymap.set('n', 'wl', function () print(vim.inspect(vim.lsp.buf.list_workspace_folders())) end, bufopts) vim.keymap.set('n', 'D', vim.lsp.buf.type_definition, bufopts) vim.keymap.set('n', 'rn', vim.lsp.buf.rename, bufopts) vim.keymap.set('n', 'ca', vim.lsp.buf.code_action, bufopts) vim.keymap.set('n', 'gr', vim.lsp.buf.references.bufopts) vim.keymap.set('n', 'f', vim.lsp.buf.formatting, bufopts) end -- Now the servers must be defined and set. In order to load them it's -- convenient to define them in an array and use a loop. local servers = { 'pyright', 'clangd' } for _, lsp in pairs(servers) do require('lspconfig')[lsp].setup { on_attach = on_attach, flags = { debounce_text_changes = 150 } } end --- COLOR SCHEME --- vim.cmd[[colorscheme catppuccin]]
  • Vim: A Beginner's Guide From A Beginner
    14 projects | dev.to | 27 May 2022
    vim-devicons - a plugin to show icons for your files

What are some alternatives?

When comparing vim-snippets and vim-devicons you can also consider the following projects:

obsidian-vimrc-support - A plugin for the Obsidian.md note-taking software

nvim-web-devicons - lua `fork` of vim-web-devicons for neovim

ultisnips - UltiSnips - The ultimate snippet solution for Vim. Send pull requests to SirVer/ultisnips!

vim-airline - lean & mean status/tabline for vim that's light as air

emmet-vim - emmet for vim: http://emmet.io/

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

vim-surround - surround.vim: Delete/change/add parentheses/quotes/XML-tags/much more with ease

coc.nvim - Nodejs extension host for vim & neovim, load extensions like VSCode and host language servers.

snippets.nvim

kitty - Cross-platform, fast, feature-rich, GPU based terminal

ale - Check syntax in Vim/Neovim asynchronously and fix files, with Language Server Protocol (LSP) support

nvim-lspconfig - Quickstart configs for Nvim LSP