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Neovim Nightly neovim.io

Use this command to install Neovim Nightly:
winget install --id=Neovim.Neovim.Nightly -e

Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability

Neovim Nightly is a hyperextensible text editor designed as a modern fork of Vim, focusing on extensibility and usability. Built with a client-server architecture, Neovim Nightly offers seamless integration across various environments while maintaining compatibility with Vim's core functionality.

Key Features:

  • Extensible API: Designed to be discoverable, versioned, and documented, enabling powerful plugin development.
  • MessagePack Communication: Facilitates structured communication for extensions in any language.
  • Remote Plugins: Run safely and asynchronously as co-processes, enhancing performance and flexibility.
  • Embeddability: Can be embedded into GUIs, IDEs, or web browsers, making it versatile for different use cases.
  • Lua Plugin Support: Simplifies plugin creation with Lua, alongside continued support for Vimscript.
  • AST Parsing Engine: Enables faster and more accurate syntax highlighting, code navigation, and refactoring.

Audience & Benefit: Ideal for developers and text editors seeking modern features without compromising on Vim's core functionality. Neovim Nightly provides a minimalist design with strong defaults, a built-in LSP client for semantic code inspection, and terminal integration that sets the standard for TTY components. Its cross-platform compatibility ensures consistent performance everywhere.

Install Neovim Nightly via winget to experience its blend of power and usability, tailored to enhance your development workflow without unnecessary complexity.

Versions
0.12.0
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