packer or paq?

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  • packer.nvim

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

  • My usual advice here is: - Use paq if you want a minimalist plugin manager that does less for you but is simpler to use - Use packer if you want more features (mostly a bunch of options for lazy-loading, Luarocks integration, integrated profiling, maybe a few smaller things I'm not thinking of) and don't mind a slight learning curve at the start (though https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim/pull/402, when it happens, should get rid of a lot of this learning curve) - Use vim-plug (or dein, etc.) if it works for you and you're happy with it

  • paq-nvim

    🌚 Neovim package manager

  • I am prone to start testing paq-nvim as first option, but I'd be glad to receive feedback about either one.

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  • And then, vim-plug, which is also from the author of the beloved fzf; vim-plug is arguably the more mature one, and the experience to configure it in lua isn't that bad, here's is mine for example.

  • LunarVim

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

  • Thank you. I see that LunarVim adopted packer.

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