Neovim
| Neovim | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Nvim |
| Initial release | 1 November 2015 |
| Stable release | 0.11.6
/ 27 January 2026 |
| Written in | C, Vim script, Lua |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows and Unix-like |
| Type | Text editor |
| License | Apache License 2.0 |
| Website | neovim |
| Repository | |
Neovim is a terminal text editor forked from Vim created to refactor and improve the maintainability of Vim's original code and improving the extensibility of Vim by adding support for Lua scripting. Some features of the fork include built-in Language Server Protocol (LSP) support, support for asynchronous I/O by using the C library libuv, a built in terminal emulator and for Lua scripting by using LuaJIT language interpreter, allowing both plugin scripting and running scripts in headless / batch mode. Neovim also cleans up the outdated Vim codebase, making startup faster and allowing for asynchronous code execution. The project is open source and is licensed under the Apache 2.0 license, its source code is available on GitHub.