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  <h1 class="lead">hyperextensible Vim-based text editor</h1>
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    <a href="https://github.com/neovim/neovim/blob/master/INSTALL.md" class="btn">Install Now</a>
    <a href="https://dotfyle.com/plugins" class="btn">Get Plugins</a>
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      <h2>Features</h2>

      <h3>Extensible</h3>
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        <li>
          API is first-class:
          <a href="/doc/user/api.html#api-mapping">discoverable</a>,
          <a href="/doc/user/api.html#api-contract">versioned</a>,
          <a href="/doc/user/api.html#api-global">documented</a>.
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        <li>
          <a href="http://msgpack.org/">MessagePack</a> structured communication
          enables extensions in any language.
        </li>
        <li>
          Remote plugins run as co-processes, safely and asynchronously.
        </li>
        <li>
          GUIs, IDEs, web browsers can <code>--embed</code> Neovim as an editor or script host.
        </li>
        <li>
          <a href="/doc/user/lua.html">Lua plugins</a> are easy to create just like Vimscript plugins.
          Your config can live in <code>init.lua</code>!
        </li>
        <li>
          AST-producing <a href="https://tree-sitter.github.io/">parsing engine</a>
          enables faster, more accurate syntax highlighting, code navigation,
          refactoring, text objects, and motions.
        </li>
      </ul>

      <h3>Usable</h3>
      <ul>
        <li>Strong <a href="/doc/user/vim_diff.html#nvim-defaults">defaults</a> including a unique, minimalist colorscheme.</li>
        <li>
          Builtin <a href="/doc/user/lsp.html">LSP client</a> for
          semantic code inspection and refactoring (go-to definition, "find references", format, …).
        </li>
        <li>
          Client-server architecture allows you to <b>detach the UI</b> and keep the editor session running (like tmux). Attach multiple UIs to any Nvim session.
        </li>
        <li>No "Press ENTER" messages.</li>
        <li>Works the same everywhere: one build-type, one command.</li>
        <li>Modern terminal features such as cursor styling, focus events, bracketed paste.</li>
        <li>Builtin <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZbMVj9XSUo">:terminal</a> set the standard for "TTY as a basic component".</li>
      </ul>

      <h3>Drop-in Vim</h3>
      <ul>
        <li>
          Fully compatible with Vim's editing model and Vimscript v1.
        </li>
        <li>
          Start with
          <a href="/doc/user/nvim.html#nvim-from-vim"><code>:help nvim-from-vim</code></a>
          if you already use Vim. If not, try <code>:Tutor</code>.
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      <h2 id="sponsors-header">Sponsors</h2>
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            Warp, the AI terminal for developers. Available for MacOS, Linux, &amp; Windows
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          <a href="https://graphite.dev/?utm_source=github&utm_medium=repo&utm_campaign=neovim">
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              alt="Graphite is the AI developer productivity platform helping teams on GitHub ship higher quality software, faster">
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        <h2 id="news">News</h2>
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            <td><a href="{{ post.url }}">{{ post.title }}</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; </td>
            <td style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right">{{ post.date | date:"%Y.%m" }}</td>
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          {% comment %} <dd></dd> {% endcomment %}
        {% endfor %}
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        {% comment %} </dl> {% endcomment %}
        <p><a href="/news/archive">More…</a></p>

        <h2>Impressions</h2>
        <p>
          "Neovim is exactly what it claims to be. It fixes every issue I have with Vim."
          <a href="http://geoff.greer.fm/2015/01/15/why-neovim-is-better-than-vim/">—Geoff Greer</a>
        </p>
        <p>
          "Full-screen Neovim looks cool as hell!"
          <a href="https://twitter.com/dhh/status/1764465909316583659">—DHH</a>
        </p>
        <p>
          "A nice looking website, that’s one thing Neovim did right."
          <a href="https://www.binpress.com/vim-creator-bram-moolenaar-interview/">—Bram Moolenaar</a>
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      <h2>Intro</h2>
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        <iframe class="intro-video" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/c4OyfL5o7DU" title="Neovim in 100 seconds" frameborder="0"
          allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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      <h2 id="chat">Chat</h2>
      <ul>
        <li><a href="https://twitter.com/Neovim" class="twitter-follow-button">Follow &#64;Neovim</a></li>
        <li>Discuss the project in <a href="https://github.com/neovim/neovim/discussions">GitHub Discussions</a>, or
          chat in <a href="https://matrix.to/#/#neovim:matrix.org">#neovim:matrix.org</a>
          or #neovim on <code>irc.libera.chat</code>.
        </li>
        <li>Contribute code, report bugs and request features at <a href="https://github.com/neovim/neovim">GitHub</a>.</li>
        <li>Ask about usage and configuration at <a href="https://vi.stackexchange.com">vi.stackexchange.com</a>.</li>
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      <h2 id="faqs">FAQ</h2>
      <dl class="faqs">
        <dt>What is the project status?</dt>
        <dd>
          The current <a href="https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/latest">stable release</a>
          version is <code>0.11</code> (<a href="https://github.com/neovim/neovim/tags.atom">RSS</a>).
          See the <a href="roadmap/">roadmap</a> for progress and plans.
        </dd>

        <dt>Is Neovim trying to turn Vim into an IDE?</dt>
        <dd>With 30% less source-code than Vim, the <a href="charter/">vision</a>
        of Neovim is to enable new applications without compromising Vim's
        traditional roles. </dd>

        <dt>Will Neovim deprecate Vimscript?</dt>
        <dd>
          No. Lua is built-in, but Vimscript is supported with the
          <a href="/doc/user/api.html#nvim_parse_expression()">world's most advanced Vimscript engine</a>.
        </dd>

        <dt>Which plugins does Neovim support?</dt>
        <dd>Vim 8.x plugins and <a href="https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/Related-projects">much more</a>.</dd>
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      <h2>GUIs</h2>
      Neovim UIs are "inverted plugins". Here are some popular ones:
      <ul>
        <li><a href="https://github.com/glacambre/firenvim">Firenvim</a> (Nvim in your web browser!)</li>
        <li><a href="https://github.com/vscode-neovim/vscode-neovim">vscode-neovim</a> (Nvim in VSCode!)</li>
        <li><a href="https://github.com/sassanh/qnvim">qnvim</a> (Nvim in Qt Creator!)</li>
        <li><a href="https://neovide.dev/">Neovide</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://github.com/akiyosi/goneovim">Goneovim</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://github.com/vhakulinen/gnvim">GNvim (GTK4)</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://github.com/yatli/fvim">FVim</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://github.com/RMichelsen/Nvy">Nvy</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://github.com/sakhnik/nvim-ui">nvim-ui (GTK4)</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://github.com/equalsraf/neovim-qt">Neovim Qt (Qt5)</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://github.com/qvacua/vimr">VimR (macOS)</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/Related-projects#gui">More...</a></li>
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    <h2 id="sponsor">The work continues...</h2>
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        <div>Sponsor (100% to developers)</div>
        <ul>
          <li><a href="https://github.com/sponsors/neovim">GitHub Sponsors</a></li>
          <li><a href="https://opencollective.com/neovim">Open Collective</a> (<a href="https://opencollective.com/opensource#category-ABOUT">EIN</a>)</li>
        </ul>
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        <label for="donate-input">Bitcoin</label>
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        View at
        <a href="https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/1Evu6wPrzjsjrNPdCYbHy3HT6ry2EzXFyQ">Blockchain.com</a>.
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        <div>Marketing</div>
        <ul>
          <li><a href="/logos/neovim-logos.zip">Neovim-logos.zip</a> <span class="light">(1.1 MB)</span></li>
          <li>Neovim logo by <a href="http://twitter.com/jasonlong">Jason Long</a>, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC BY 3.0</a>.</li>
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