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vista.vim

:cactus: Viewer & Finder for LSP symbols and tags (by liuchengxu)

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symbols-outline.nvim

A tree like view for symbols in Neovim using the Language Server Protocol. Supports all your favourite languages. (by simrat39)

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vista.vim		symbols-outline.nvim
	Project
21	Mentions	38
1,870	Stars	1,820
-	Growth	-
4.5	Activity	0.0
21 days ago	Latest Commit	4 months ago
Vim Script	Language	Lua
MIT License	License	MIT License

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vista.vim

Posts with mentions or reviews of vista.vim. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-24.

Neovim task-focused interface
4 projects | /r/neovim | 24 Mar 2023
Vim distros: LunarVim, AstroVim, IdeaVim, … how they differ one each other?
3 projects | /r/vim | 24 Mar 2023

The only Vim distro I'm aware of is SpaceVim (https://spacevim.org/). I just tested it for a short time but it couldn't compete with my hand crafted settings ;-) But I'm using some of the plugins of SpaceVim in my setup, eg. vim-which-key and vista.vim.
is anyone using preservim/tagbar with typescript?
3 projects | /r/neovim | 5 Mar 2023

Once you have LSP setup, vista can display known LSP symbols like tagbar should.
Taglist alternatives
4 projects | /r/neovim | 22 Dec 2022
searching for a plugin
1 project | /r/vim | 27 Oct 2022

also https://github.com/liuchengxu/vista.vim
Is there a plugin similar to Visual Studio's object browser/class view?
4 projects | /r/neovim | 20 Oct 2022
Tagbar with telescope?
3 projects | /r/neovim | 19 Sep 2022
Any handy plug-ins to set up a workflow for Java?
2 projects | /r/vim | 5 Sep 2022
Which plugins can list all variables assigned in file?
5 projects | /r/neovim | 31 Aug 2022
Sorry it's not yet Saturday – A Dog's rice
6 projects | /r/neovim | 14 Jul 2022

Thank you! https://liuchengxu.github.io/vista.vim

symbols-outline.nvim

Posts with mentions or reviews of symbols-outline.nvim. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-29.

[New plugin] Introducing dropbar.nvim, an out-of-the-box, IDE-like winbar with drop-down menu support and multiple backends
4 projects | /r/neovim | 29 May 2023

It's for context and navigation, not completions. So it wouldn't replace nvim-cmp. It probably doesn't replace anything you already have unless you are already using a winbar. It combines features of treesitter-context, symbols-outline, and a file navigator but in a different presentation.
Is this Neovim?
11 projects | /r/neovim | 23 May 2023

Like this? NeotreeSymbols or like this SymbolsOutline ?
How you find python classes?
1 project | /r/neovim | 9 May 2023

I like using this: https://github.com/simrat39/symbols-outline.nvim.
Source Code overview in Sidebar for Go workspace (using tags or lsp or ?)
3 projects | /r/neovim | 15 Apr 2023

Isn’t that available via lsp workspace symbols? A feature request exists in symbols outline to utilize workspace symbols for source code in a sidebar: https://github.com/simrat39/symbols-outline.nvim/issues/159 it also references much of the same feature request in other projects. I guess it’s a matter of when until this feature is accomplished in a plug-in of its own.
Navigation between functions
5 projects | /r/neovim | 28 Mar 2023

I also use ]m, but it’s not a very good way to choose and move to functions quickly and with intention. Options include aerial.nvim, symbols-outline.nvim, and the new nvim-navbuddy, from the developer who made nvim-navic.
Neovim task-focused interface
4 projects | /r/neovim | 24 Mar 2023
Looking for an outline plugin that has good support for tsx/jsx files
1 project | /r/neovim | 31 Jan 2023

Hi guys. I'm currently using symbols-outline.nvim, which is a nice outline plugin and I will definitely recommend it. But when it is open on tsx/jsx files, it only shows the outline of jsx returned by the component's render function, lacking other symbols like event handler functions or helper functions. Most of the time I work with react and some of the tsx/jsx files are quite lengthy. An outline plugin that can help me navigate between those functions in a lengthy component class will make my life much easier. So I'm looking for an alternative to symbols-outline.nvim that can do that for me. Do you guys have any idea?
Can't find plugin that shows all functions on the right
2 projects | /r/neovim | 23 Jan 2023

One such is symbols-outline.
Can i show this in NvimTree ?
4 projects | /r/neovim | 8 Jan 2023

You could try this.
How do I make lunarvim look like this:
2 projects | /r/lunarvim | 27 Dec 2022

The plugin on the right looks like symbols outline. https://github.com/simrat39/symbols-outline.nvim Though it may be another similar plugin.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing vista.vim and symbols-outline.nvim you can also consider the following projects:

tagbar - Vim plugin that displays tags in a window, ordered by scope

neovim-lua - Neovim KISS configuration with Lua

aerial.nvim - Neovim plugin for a code outline window

vim-gutentags - A Vim plugin that manages your tag files

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

navigator.lua - Code analysis & navigation plugin for Neovim. Navigate codes like a breeze🎐 Exploring LSP and 🌲Treesitter symbols a piece of 🍰 Take control like a boss 🦍

ctags - A maintained ctags implementation

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]

vim-hexokinase - hexokinase.vim - (Neo)Vim plugin for asynchronously displaying the colours in the file (#rrggbb, #rgb, rgb(a)? functions, hsl(a)? functions, web colours, custom patterns)

nvim-dap-virtual-text